Monday, April 01, 2019
Encouraging poll, encouraging result.
An encouraging Pew poll on science. Not "science", science.
The form of the poll itself is encouraging and astonishing. NONE of the questions are about "climate change". Not one.
Normally the word "science" in the context of polls means EXACTLY PRECISELY SOLELY THE FOLLOWING:
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Gaia is the only Goddess, and Al Gore is her prophet.
Do you agree, or do you need to be killed?
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Even more encouraging, Pew picks the CORRECT ANSWER for this question about scientific method:
One other question, not included as part of the scale, asked survey respondents which of two statements best describes the scientific method: That it produces findings meant to be continually tested and updated over time, or that it identifies unchanging core principles and truths. Two-thirds of Americans (67%) say the scientific method is designed to be iterative, producing findings that are continually tested and updated, while 15% say the method produces unchanging core principles and truths, and 17% say they are not surePew astonishingly treats the iterative answer as correct, and I'm even more astonished that 2/3 of Americans ALSO treat it as correct. We are CONSTANTLY BOMBARDED with the unchanging core principles answer. Exactly 100.000000000000000000000% of all public discussion of "science" instructs us VIOLENTLY AND LETHALLY that theories are absolute facts. When official "science" reaches a conclusion, it is DEFINITIVE AND FINAL AND ETERNALLY UNCHANGING, and anyone who doubts even the tiniest picopicofragment of ABSOLUTE TRUTH must be sent to the ovens NOW. The poll result will be DIScouraging to the public voices of "science", who must work even harder to pack the ovens with deniers. This astonishing persistence of rationality harmonizes with other polls showing that 2/3 of Americans want public schools to treat evolution vs creation in a balanced way.
Labels: 2/3, Carbon Cult
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