Comments on: A pro-science article… on HuffPo???

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:49:50 +0000

HuffPro is anti-science? I don’t buy it at all. They’re so liberal and anti-Republican over there… and anti-Creationist, anti-Intelligent Design, etc… I find it very, very hard to believe that they’d be anti-science.

By: Ian

Ian — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:07:40 +0000

@8, It was not my intention to infer all skeptics are scientists. The point I was trying to make is that as a scientist Phil is in search of the truth, so why state that you are a skeptic on top of that. Surely that’s just creating a group of skeptic scientists as opposed to scientists who are good at their job, follow the scientific method and so on – no need for the ‘skeptic’ label. It’s a clique, surely.

By: Ian

Ian — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:02:58 +0000

@14, No – wasn’t confusing cynic with skeptic. My point was that we are all in search of truth – even those you disagree with. I disagree with lots of people, and they disagree with me – but I don’t go round saying ‘hey folks I’m a skeptic’, because they could claim the same – skeptical of my position and beliefs.

Actions speak louder than words.

By: Gary Ansorge

Gary Ansorge — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:59:26 +0000

31. StevoR

You assume incorrectly. Perhaps my entry was not as clear as it could have been.

“I’ve seen enough evidence of AGW to convince me, we have a problem, Houston,,,” means, human civilization has a problem, not that there is any problem with the interpretation of GW as human caused.

Sheesh! I REALLY should have more than a measly 3 cups of coffee before posting.

GAry 7

By: fred edison

fred edison — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:52:02 +0000

Do it, Phil. If you have the time and they’ll let your reality cooties through the gates of HuffPo, I’d love to read the reactions from the anti-reality crowd in the comments section. More realistic and science oriented articles on HuffPo would be a welcome counterbalance to the preponderant nonsense that passes for helpful information.

By: StevoR

StevoR — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:32:54 +0000

@ 28. Gary Ansorge :

Skeptic: Definition of:One who withholds judgement until after they have seen the evidence. I’ve seen enough evidence of AGW to convince me, we have a problem, Houston,,,

Agreed entirely. Assuming, as I take it,. that you mean the Anthropogenic Global Warming idea is at best dubious and not scientifically supported & that the Global warming skeptics are right to question it.

I wish the BA was more willing to question the AGW political orthodoxy & I hope the genuine skeptics who rightly question the AGW are not considered as “deniers /denialists” in this book.

On the contrary, it seems to me it is the AGW mob who are the ones in denial over what the evidence – & the Climategate scandal – is actually saying.

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 06:03:28 +0000

I live by HuffPo. I pay little heed to the feel-good new agey content, but I love watching creationists and conservative cretins raked over the coals.

By: Brad

Brad — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 03:06:32 +0000

you need to read “How We Know What Isn’t So” by Thomas Gilovich, still a feel good read, but gives a lot of data about how we believe what we want to and are too accepting of any “evidence” to support our view while remaining exceedingly skeptical of contrarian views, also we remember events easier than non-events, don’t intuitively grasp statistical concepts like the regression effect, and so on… lots of great examples, and while a little jargony in spots, it is easily understandable to a lay audience

By: Gary Ansorge

Gary Ansorge — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:37:56 +0000

5. Ian

MAth has Proofs:

Science has EVIDENCE.

Skeptic: Definition of:

One who withholds judgement until after they have seen the evidence.

I’ve seen enough evidence of AGW to convince me, we have a problem, Houston,,,

Gary 7

By: Klem

Klem — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:52:14 +0000

” who was it that said “I reject your reality and replace it with my own”?

One of the guys from Mythbusters said that. He also said “Science plus beer equals Good.” These are two of my favourite sayings. All that I have learned about life I learned from Mythbusters.