Re: "Scientists Say" blather
Reply #76 –
Any plans to get to the point?
Sigh. The point was made by what I said originally, which you then criticized (it now seems, for making a point)... I could "walk you through" my reasoning but, at the baby-steps you seem to require, it would take forever -- and there's no way I could avoid stepping on your toes.
Of course, since your only interest is in trying to trip me up, I shouldn't be so mindful of your toes! But although I can stoop to your level occasionally I can't stay there like you can...
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@Belfrager: Most people won't read original scientific papers, and fewer would understand them. Which is why it's so disheartening to find many "scientists" becoming activists, and adulterating (or worse...) their scientific output for political purposes.
The two Lewandowsky papers are ostensibly about motivated reasoning, which is deliciously ironic! Well, the links are posted; you can, if you choose, see for yourself.
I thought everyone knew [Australia] was "discovered" by a Dutchman (if we discount the obvious previous discoverers in proud European tradition).
If Cook and Lewandowsky are representative of Aussie scientists, better that it had been left to the aboriginals...