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Originally Posted by kazbates
I'll say again that scientists are not infallible .
I will say this, I'm not altogether opposed to scientists taking this route to open the publics' eyes about climatological changes. ..
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Agreed to #1 (as you know)
I disagree though with the second point. I don't think there is any place in science for hyperbole, staging, grandizing etc. Science and the Scientific process should present the facts and move one.
Nor is science something the layman or politicians/government should be involved in. Science is and should be conducted by trained scientists.
There certainly is a place for presenting and interpreting the results of science and I've done a fair bit of that myself. I think it is very important to have an educated public and for them to be involved in supporting science. And this is where the rub is, eh? Understanding and supporting but not controlling.
I guess I have a much dimmer view on the public than you Kaz. I see a public that is driven completely by the media and the government - a nation of sheep doing whatever they are told to do by the box in the corner. I think the biggest thing we need in this country are for people to GET INVOLVED that would take us a long way toward recovery.
