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I’m a science denier, an enemy of science

Jim

Nets of Wonder
The science that I’m denouncing is not everything that is called “science.” The science that I’m denouncing is saying or insinuating that some people’s views are “unscientific” or “anti-scientific.” Some examples of that, besides saying it explicitly, are saying that some people are rejecting the “scientific consensus,” calling some people “science deniers,” and people debating with others, demanding evidence and calling their own views “scientific” and ”evidence based.”

It looks to me like the “science” that people are allegedly rejecting when their views are stigmatized as “unscientific” or “anti-scientific” is always or nearly always misrepresentations of the views of some people with science degrees. I’m interested in the views of people with science degrees, but how many of them agree or disagree with some view, other people’s misrepresentations of their views, and statements of professional associations endorsing or denouncing some view, mean nothing to me. Worse than nothing. I denounce all of that, as ways of promoting views or arguing against them.
 

Shad

Veteran Member
The science that I’m denouncing is not everything that is called “science.” The science that I’m denouncing is saying or insinuating that some people’s views are “unscientific” or “anti-scientific.” Some examples of that, besides saying it explicitly, are saying that some people are rejecting the “scientific consensus,” calling some people “science deniers,” and people debating with others, demanding evidence and calling their own views “scientific” and ”evidence based.”

It looks to me like the “science” that people are allegedly rejecting when their views are stigmatized as “unscientific” or “anti-scientific” is always or nearly always misrepresentations of the views of some people with science degrees. I’m interested in the views of people with science degrees, but how many of them agree or disagree with some view, other people’s misrepresentations of their views, and statements of professional associations endorsing or denouncing some view, mean nothing to me. Worse than nothing. I denounce all of that, as ways of promoting views or arguing against them.

It is an easier to make the smear (statement) rather than establishing a view does not follow a set(s) of methods which takes more effort (argument).
 
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Nimos

Well-Known Member
The science that I’m denouncing is not everything that is called “science.” The science that I’m denouncing is saying or insinuating that some people’s views are “unscientific” or “anti-scientific.” Some examples of that, besides saying it explicitly, are saying that some people are rejecting the “scientific consensus,” calling some people “science deniers,” and people debating with others, demanding evidence and calling their own views “scientific” and ”evidence based.”

It looks to me like the “science” that people are allegedly rejecting when their views are stigmatized as “unscientific” or “anti-scientific” is always or nearly always misrepresentations of the views of some people with science degrees. I’m interested in the views of people with science degrees, but how many of them agree or disagree with some view, other people’s misrepresentations of their views, and statements of professional associations endorsing or denouncing some view, mean nothing to me. Worse than nothing. I denounce all of that, as ways of promoting views or arguing against them.
Its slightly hard to relate to what you are saying when you generalize it like that without any examples or even explaining what you mean with science.

But your view is that people do these without relating to the definition of science:

Science
the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.

Is that what you mean or what?
 

Jim

Nets of Wonder
Its slightly hard to relate to what you are saying when you generalize it like that without any examples or even explaining what you mean with science.

But your view is that people do these without relating to the definition of science:

Science
the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.

Is that what you mean or what?
I don’t care what definition of science people say that they are using. I’m denouncing the practice of saying or insinuating that some views are “unscientific” or “anti-scientific.”
 

Audie

Veteran Member
The science that I’m denouncing is not everything that is called “science.” The science that I’m denouncing is saying or insinuating that some people’s views are “unscientific” or “anti-scientific.” Some examples of that, besides saying it explicitly, are saying that some people are rejecting the “scientific consensus,” calling some people “science deniers,” and people debating with others, demanding evidence and calling their own views “scientific” and ”evidence based.”

It looks to me like the “science” that people are allegedly rejecting when their views are stigmatized as “unscientific” or “anti-scientific” is always or nearly always misrepresentations of the views of some people with science degrees. I’m interested in the views of people with science degrees, but how many of them agree or disagree with some view, other people’s misrepresentations of their views, and statements of professional associations endorsing or denouncing some view, mean nothing to me. Worse than nothing. I denounce all of that, as ways of promoting views or arguing against them.

Cant you learn about one more tune? This particular theme
and variation is getting way too much play.

So you have a pet peeve regarding something that
seems to exist only in your imagination.
You bring it up over and over.
You expect ...what?

Oh and guess what? The views of creos always
are non or anti sciebtific. No "insinuation", just a fact.
 

wellwisher

Well-Known Member
Science is not self sufficient when it comes to the resources needed to do science. There are very few billionaire entrepreneurs who self finance; Stark Industries and Iron Man. The vast majority of science is more or less a mercenary sport.

If you get a job doing science for a tobacco or pesticide company, you will be given resources to help your company's bottom line, since they sign your check. Name me a company that will fund science that will drive itself out of business. If such negative results were to come about by coincidence, it would never be published. It did not exist.

Even manmade global warming and climate change science is beholden on government and politics to provide resources. Consensus means which side has the deepest pockets, and which side can exclude alternate ideas by not providing sufficient resources. Consider the mantra of denier. This is a tactic to prevent any funding for opposing science; taboo.

Science is published allowing the standards to set for further science. However, not all science is published in the general science literature. There is DOD or defense science that is secret and classified and will never be seen by most people. There is also proprietary science that defines trade secrets. This will never be seen. The easy to find science literature, is limited to only one part of mercenary science, that can be controlled via funding priorities.
 

ratiocinator

Lightly seared on the reality grill.
The science that I’m denouncing is saying or insinuating that some people’s views are “unscientific” or “anti-scientific.”

Firstly, that isn't science. Secondly, some people's views are unscientific or anti-scientific. Science is a methodology. If you come to a conclusion, that is in the domain of science, by some other means, you are being unscientific. If you are hostile to the methodology, or are hostile to its conclusions for reasons other than the methodology, you are being anti-scientific.
 

Nimos

Well-Known Member
I don’t care what definition of science people say that they are using. I’m denouncing the practice of saying or insinuating that some views are “unscientific” or “anti-scientific.”
But the reason people might say it could be valid? As I started by saying in my first reply some examples of what you mean would help as you are not being very clear about what you mean with science.

So my question is, how is it different when someone claims that something is unscientific compared to lets say, that someone make a claim that "There are to many fish in the oceans and we have to get rid of them, because of the climate change problem" and someone then tell them, that they are not really addressing the issue of climate change when they talk about the amount of fish in the oceans and that this is not what the climate change issue is about. Which would be a valid comment. So isn't it about definitions of what these means, because it would make it near impossible to discuss anything, if people don't care about definitions, wouldn't you agree?
 

Subduction Zone

Veteran Member
I don’t care what definition of science people say that they are using. I’m denouncing the practice of saying or insinuating that some views are “unscientific” or “anti-scientific.”
Why on Earth do you think that is the case?
 

Subduction Zone

Veteran Member
It is an easier to make the smear (statement) rather than establishing a view does not follow a set(s) of methods which takes more effort (argument).
And sometimes doing so does no good at all. It appears that you have never debated with a creationist.
 

Jim

Nets of Wonder
But the reason people might say it could be valid? As I started by saying in my first reply some examples of what you mean would help as you are not being very clear about what you mean with science.
I’ll post some examples later.
So my question is, how is it different when someone claims that something is unscientific compared to lets say, that someone make a claim that "There are to many fish in the oceans and we have to get rid of them, because of the climate change problem" and someone then tell them, that they are not really addressing the issue of climate change when they talk about the amount of fish in the oceans and that this is not what the climate change issue is about. Which would be a valid comment. So isn't it about definitions of what these means, because it would make it near impossible to discuss anything, if people don't care about definitions, wouldn't you agree?
I’m not objecting to disagreeing with what someone says, and explaining your reasons. What I’m objecting to is using the word “science” or any of its derivatives, when you do that. Also, some other incantations associated with it, like “evidence” and “substantiate.”
 

Subduction Zone

Veteran Member
I’ll post some examples later.

I’m not objecting to disagreeing with what someone says, and explaining your reasons. What I’m objecting to is using the word “science” or any of its derivatives, when you do that. Also, some other incantations associated with it, like “evidence” and “substantiate.”
It appears that you do not want any discussion at all.
 

Stevicus

Veteran Member
Staff member
Premium Member
The science that I’m denouncing is not everything that is called “science.” The science that I’m denouncing is saying or insinuating that some people’s views are “unscientific” or “anti-scientific.” Some examples of that, besides saying it explicitly, are saying that some people are rejecting the “scientific consensus,” calling some people “science deniers,” and people debating with others, demanding evidence and calling their own views “scientific” and ”evidence based.”

It looks to me like the “science” that people are allegedly rejecting when their views are stigmatized as “unscientific” or “anti-scientific” is always or nearly always misrepresentations of the views of some people with science degrees. I’m interested in the views of people with science degrees, but how many of them agree or disagree with some view, other people’s misrepresentations of their views, and statements of professional associations endorsing or denouncing some view, mean nothing to me. Worse than nothing. I denounce all of that, as ways of promoting views or arguing against them.

I think what you might be getting at are non-scientists who tend to set themselves up as "experts" in science merely because they might be better qualified laypersons than the person they're arguing with. I encounter this a lot in public forums - far more often than one would actually find an actual qualified expert in a given field of study. (Coupled with that is the fact that many scientific papers, articles and essays might be inaccessible to the average layperson, either because they're too complex or hiding behind paywalls.)

I also think a lot of people are more of the "show me" variety. People are more convinced by something that you can see physically demonstrated. Or, if they didn't see it themselves, they might be convinced by someone emphatically claiming that "I saw it with my own eyes!"
 

Nimos

Well-Known Member
I’ll post some examples later.

I’m not objecting to disagreeing with what someone says, and explaining your reasons. What I’m objecting to is using the word “science” or any of its derivatives, when you do that. Also, some other incantations associated with it, like “evidence” and “substantiate.”
I don't really see how that is an issue, maybe the examples will help clarify it. But what is science without evidence? One makes an hypothesis and in order for it to have any value one need to find evidence to support it. After that is done other people can test it to see if it holds up or not. If there is no evidence then there is nothing for anyone else to test.
 

9-10ths_Penguin

1/10 Subway Stalinist
Premium Member
The science that I’m denouncing is not everything that is called “science.” The science that I’m denouncing is saying or insinuating that some people’s views are “unscientific” or “anti-scientific.” Some examples of that, besides saying it explicitly, are saying that some people are rejecting the “scientific consensus,” calling some people “science deniers,” and people debating with others, demanding evidence and calling their own views “scientific” and ”evidence based.”

It looks to me like the “science” that people are allegedly rejecting when their views are stigmatized as “unscientific” or “anti-scientific” is always or nearly always misrepresentations of the views of some people with science degrees. I’m interested in the views of people with science degrees, but how many of them agree or disagree with some view, other people’s misrepresentations of their views, and statements of professional associations endorsing or denouncing some view, mean nothing to me. Worse than nothing. I denounce all of that, as ways of promoting views or arguing against them.
What view that you expressed was labelled as "unscientific" or "anti-scientific?"
 

Jim

Nets of Wonder
As I started by saying in my first reply some examples of what you mean would help ...
Here are some examples of what I mean by saying or insinuating that some people’s views are “unscientific” or “anti-scientific”:
... when a ***’s "show" or "routine" is being interrupted by folks with some basic science education ...
You've asserted this, as have others, but there is no science behind it
I am exposing ... as an unscientific hoax ...
Why would any one be so unscientific and superstitious to believe otherwise.
Do you accept the scientific consensus on ...?
... directly contradicts the scientific consensus of the scientific community ...
Those are some examples of what I’m denouncing.
 
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