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Science prostituted

Politicians on both sides of the aisle have been guilty of selectively appropriating scientific findings and using them for personal gain. What I find disturbing is that the Bush administration would routinely censor scientific findings of federal agencies when those findings disagreed with Bush's political ideology.

But don't blame the scientists for the politicians' actions. Scientists who are publishing their findings in reputable, peer-reviewed scientific journals are not simply pushing a political agenda, nor are they manipulating the facts in order to keep their jobs. They're doing rigorous research, writing honestly about what they find, and subjecting that writing to serious scrutiny. The process is the same for the folks whose findings support theories of climate change as for those whose findings cast doubt on those theories (and both camps are publishing).

Part 1: It is amazing how we as a people will believe anything that is said by scientist. We are taught in school that science is pure and only seeks for truth. Well science may be pure but those in the differing scientific fields are not always out to find what is true.
Just as in any other profession or beliefs if you will, there are those who are out for themselves. Scientist just like any other person can have ambitions for fame and notoriety, rich’s and political pressure the same as some big wig on wall street.
Just a couple of examples are what all the scientist said to prove that Jews were a inferior race in Hitler’s Germany so that he could get the people on his side of that issue.

Part 2: Also during WWII here in America certain senators who had discriminating views against Blacks got scientist to prove that to prove that blacks couldn’t possibly be good fighter pilots because of there biological make up wouldn’t allow them to take high G- forces. But the brave men of Tuskegee proved them wrong.
Today scientist love their computer models. Why? Because they can get their models to say anything they want when the put the #’s in just right. Sometimes for us laymen it is hard to understand who really is on the right track and who is up in the night. Especially now with the debate of global warming. This is one of those issues that is very much foiled by politics and money. Al Gore has gotten himself a lot of money with it.

Exactly!!!

You got educated real good by your relative Gomer Pyle.

the problem today is that there are way too many greed-driven miscreants who don't feel the need to leave a decent world behind for future generations. And speaking of religion, don't most religions view greed and selfish behavior as sins? Many many Americans are just plain hypocrites!

So the politicians that bring in a fringe scientist from Alabama to speak about global warming are practicing good science, while the numerous local scientists (including 18 from BYU) who call this scientist "fringe" are practicing politics?

What on earth are you talking about? Did your tin foil hat slip off?

Mr. Gomer, it's not about conflicting religious points of view.

Reality is staring you in the face and you're closing your eyes, plugging your ears and shouting "La la la la la I can't hear you!" to avoid dealing with your own ignorance.

Yes, it must be new left politics, and not science or even common sense that suggests that every county road ditch isn't still a landfill, and that every waterway a chemical dump, like in the good old days. Bring back leaded gasoline, I say, there's no 'good' science to say it shouldn't be.
What a crock.

Another Gomer.

Hey Ed, rather than some cheap, broad-based partisan shot, how about some evidence? I seriously doubt you have any evidence and would rather shove you head in the sand and worry solely about your own personal economic interests. Do you speak with any knowledge or training, or are you one of those who attack those who do because you don't?

Yes Ed it is very evident that there is a collution between certain segments of our society, like; education and politics, or the media and politics, or big corporations and politics, and even science and politics. We have become corrupted to the core. Just look at who Obama appointed as the "green czar" even an avowed communist! Who's plan it was to use the hoax of 'global warming' to redistribute the wealth of our country in true marxist form. "give them the wealth! give them the wealth!" he screamed! We are being destroyed from within. I hope that the left and the right figure this out before too much longer.

Ugga bugga Ed. Fear of everything that has a good effect on the human race is bad. Right?
Lets return to the days of stripping forests, over fishing, open pit mines, offshore drilling, strip mining, etc.
Oh wait, we are still doing that.
Now what is your problem?

Ed "Gomer" of Herriman doesn't "know" what he's talking about. Maybe "he" should write a "new right" scientific paper "and" get it published.

Never waste a good crisis, Ed.

You think science is corrupt but you still sit in front of a computer. You probably still go to the doctor. You get in a car that's 100% safer and cleaner than 24 years ago.

Technology developed from scientific investigation has been pretty successful for the last 24 years.

You mean because the "New Left" wants to base policy on the best science available, that this is a form of "prostitution"?

What do you recommend for establishing policy upon? Myth? (forcing creationism in schools over evolution) Gut feeling? (barring sex ed in schools) Doctored intelligence? (Iraq)... I'm sorry, but the track record of non-science based "knowledge" is not good.

Um, it sounds like you are describing religion not science.

You should've learned something after 22 years about respecting our Mother Earth from our Native American brothers and sisters.

Sad, you missed that beautiful lesson.
They were right, we've been wrong.


Peace