State Of Fear

Writing a speech forces him to sharpen his ideas, and the audience reaction gives him a gauge about whether he has been clear or not in expressing his

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falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus

I am not arguing that global warming is the same as eugenics. But the similarities are not superficial. And I do claim that open and frank discussion of the data, and of the issues, is being suppressed. Leading scientific journals have taken strong editorial positions on the side of global warming, which, I argue, they have no business doing. Under the circumstances, any scientist who has doubts understands clearly that they will be wise to mute their expression.

Which means, in turn, that if somebody tells you the consensus of scientists believes something or other, you should be immediately suspicious.

The notion that the natural world obeys its own rules and doesn’t give a damn about your expectations comes as a massive shock.

As G.K. Chesterton said (in a somewhat different context), “If you believe in nothing, you’ll believe in anything.”

Endless presentation of conflict may interfere with genuine issue resolution.

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PAVUTU
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14
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