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In response to
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tobacco companies paid doctors to proclaim cigarettes safe and create the "controversy" over whether they really caused cancer when there was no
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by
mr. squiggles
this is exactly like creationism v. evolution. There is no legitimate scientific debate there. -- nm
Posted by
Loosi Lou Who (aka loosilu2)
Dec 17 '09, 18:12
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And yet science does not equal politics.
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ReluctantCynic
Dec 17, 18:21
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There's another trap some people fall into, which is that if enough people believe a scientific theory, it becomes true.
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Loosi Lou Who
Dec 17, 18:23
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Absolutely. Science is not a democracy.
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ReluctantCynic
Dec 17, 18:29
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ahhh.... whereas the other side is using political arguments. They're speaking different languages. -- nm
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Loosi Lou Who
Dec 17, 18:30
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Precisely. It's like the Tower of Babel all over again. -- nm
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ReluctantCynic
Dec 17, 18:32
This is where the attacks on Gore tend to come from as well, as if somehow if they can take down "the prophet", the belief falls apart.
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Reagen
Dec 17, 18:25
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yes, very much so. -- nm
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Loosi Lou Who
Dec 17, 18:26
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