Comments on: Politics, science, me and thee http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/07/15/politics-science-me-and-thee/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:10:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: the science of confirmation bias « weird things http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/07/15/politics-science-me-and-thee/#comment-190142 the science of confirmation bias « weird things Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:45:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/07/15/politics-science-me-and-thee/#comment-190142 [...] of their ideology and with a habit for reading things into posts they find disagreeable are a constant issue for bloggers. When we write something that becomes controversial, we get hit with a string of ridicule that [...] […] of their ideology and with a habit for reading things into posts they find disagreeable are a constant issue for bloggers. When we write something that becomes controversial, we get hit with a string of ridicule that […]

]]> By: mike http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/07/15/politics-science-me-and-thee/#comment-180855 mike Tue, 05 May 2009 17:12:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/07/15/politics-science-me-and-thee/#comment-180855 Let me say that I am a Catholic and an amerture astoromer I beleve in Evolution , the big bang , the Earth is 4.5 billon years old and ther are many Christans who are like me I think that science and religion can exsit in peace and don't contradict each other I love phils book and I dont think this site is anti-religious if it was I would not visit I don't allways agree with Phill but Im sure he dosen't agree with me thats fine besides I come her for astrormy information not a Bible study or a theolgy discusion and to express my viewpoints witch I know many may not agree with .P.S. I think some might be more concerned that like Phill Im a scifi addict and I am also a video game addict than over my faith Let me say that I am a Catholic and an amerture astoromer I beleve in Evolution , the big bang , the Earth is 4.5 billon years old and ther are many Christans who are like me I think that science and religion can exsit in peace and don’t contradict each other I love phils book and I dont think this site is anti-religious if it was I would not visit I don’t allways agree with Phill but Im sure he dosen’t agree with me thats fine besides I come her for astrormy information not a Bible study or a theolgy discusion and to express my viewpoints witch I know many may not agree with .P.S. I think some might be more concerned that like Phill Im a scifi addict and I am also a video game addict than over my faith

]]> By: DLC http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/07/15/politics-science-me-and-thee/#comment-163145 DLC Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:44:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/07/15/politics-science-me-and-thee/#comment-163145 No, I will continue to read BA Blog every couple of days, even if Phil does give away the secret charbroiled kitten recipe. I mean to keep coming back now and again and you can't stop me! So there! !!!! <add bangs to taste > No, I will continue to read BA Blog every couple of days, even if Phil does give away the secret charbroiled kitten recipe. I mean to keep coming back now and again and you can’t stop me!
So there!
!!!!

]]> By: Daffy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/07/15/politics-science-me-and-thee/#comment-149133 Daffy Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:44:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/07/15/politics-science-me-and-thee/#comment-149133 CHRISTIAN: "Evolution is only a theory." SCIENTIST: "A theory is not a wild guess. It is a model based on certain observed facts." CHRISTIAN: "Evolution is only a theory." Religious zealots will NEVER see reason. How can they? If they did, they would start questioning ALL the ravings in the Bible...and that certainly isn't going to happen, is it? CHRISTIAN: “Evolution is only a theory.”
SCIENTIST: “A theory is not a wild guess. It is a model based on certain observed facts.”
CHRISTIAN: “Evolution is only a theory.”

Religious zealots will NEVER see reason. How can they? If they did, they would start questioning ALL the ravings in the Bible…and that certainly isn’t going to happen, is it?

]]> By: Robert http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/07/15/politics-science-me-and-thee/#comment-141356 Robert Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:48:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/07/15/politics-science-me-and-thee/#comment-141356 Why are you apologizing for publishing your own political views? Regardless of who agrees with them, you have every right to express your political views. Just because you blog mostly about astronomy topics, does not mean you forfiet your right to express your political leanings. If you disagree with the administration's science policies you have every right to do so and to express those disagreements. It's called the first amendment. Say what you want and don't apologize for it.You have the right to express your views on your blog. If there are people who don't like it, let them do their own blogs. It's just too bad that some people don't understand what the first amendment is all about. Why are you apologizing for publishing your own political views? Regardless of who agrees with them, you have every right to express your political views.
Just because you blog mostly about astronomy topics, does not mean you forfiet your right to express your political leanings. If you disagree with the administration’s science policies you have every right to do so and to express those disagreements.
It’s called the first amendment.
Say what you want and don’t apologize for it.You have the right to express your views on your blog. If there are people who don’t like it, let them do their own blogs. It’s just too bad that some people don’t understand what the first amendment is all about.

]]> By: DanlBoone http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/07/15/politics-science-me-and-thee/#comment-136152 DanlBoone Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:27:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/07/15/politics-science-me-and-thee/#comment-136152 science defers to religion when it presupposes no possibility of a creator... then 'science' becomes a materialistic religion science defers to religion when it presupposes no possibility of a creator…

then ’science’ becomes a materialistic religion

]]> By: Don Snow http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/07/15/politics-science-me-and-thee/#comment-108991 Don Snow Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:23:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/07/15/politics-science-me-and-thee/#comment-108991 @ Phil - I'm a regular old folk. Thank you, for explaining your stance. I finally read it, this nth time around. I wasn't here, the other (-) nth times. About global warming. it was at least three, and maybe four, years ago that I read an article in "Astronomy" magazine. As I remember it, the article reported storms on Mars, and warming on the gas giants, all the way out to Neptune. The culprit was the sun, burning warmer than usual. So, I go along with solar warming, but the global warming bunch don't excite nor scare me. @ Phil -

I’m a regular old folk. Thank you, for explaining your stance. I finally read it, this nth time around. I wasn’t here, the other (-) nth times.

About global warming. it was at least three, and maybe four, years ago that I read an article in “Astronomy” magazine. As I remember it, the article reported storms on Mars, and warming on the gas giants, all the way out to Neptune. The culprit was the sun, burning warmer than usual.

So, I go along with solar warming, but the global warming bunch don’t excite nor scare me.

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