Originally posted by bustr
You forget, all scientists with ties to it either way now have become suspect when global warming became a world wide political ideology. When that line was passed scientists stopped being "innocent titans of virtue".
All of us unenlightened monkeys should be running a borascope up any scientists kester now who presents anything one way or another over global warming to make sure the world isnt about to get cosmicly boned by the unintened consiqunces of a theory.
Scientists have the unintended consiquence of enabling mass manipulations of cultural and societal direction with only theories. They have the unintended consiquence of enabling governments to pass agenda based laws whos only benifits are to the government by growing its personel numbers, increaseing taxes and granting itself more control over the unwashed masses lives based on the "theory" so as to protect the masses from some nebulous doom that might happen based on a "theory".
I'm not on a high enough horse. People in general allow themselves to be cowed by persons with titles, degrees, positions of authority and well articulated communication skills. Con Men know this aspect of the human mind and cow the unwashed unintelligent masses out of their hard earned money.
Don't sell me scientists as a protected class of humanity because they toil for the higher good. Scientists are trying to sell this planet on a world class theory that can have unforseen consiquences to human rights and personal freedom in the name of saving the world from us the unwashed masses who scientists have once again determined we have screwed the planet. I love how scientists are blaming us. Man Made Global Warming. It grants them such elevated unchallanged legitamicy over the masses. Funny exactly how the legitimacy of any ideologies priesthood is established and maintained.
So your argument is that scientists are out for power... I will post a list of all 43 United States presidents... how many are scientists again>?
1 George Washington Surveyor, Farmer/plantation owner, Soldier (General of United Army of the Colonies)
2 John Adams Lawyer
3 Thomas Jefferson Writer, Inventor, Lawyer, Architect, Farmer/Plantation owner
4 James Madison Lawyer
5 James Monroe Lawyer
6 John Quincy Adams Lawyer
7 Andrew Jackson Soldier, Lawyer
8 Martin Van Buren Lawyer
9 William Harrison Soldier
10 John Tyler Lawyer
11 James Polk Lawyer, Plantation owner
12 Zachary Taylor Soldier
13 Millard Fillmore Lawyer
14 Franklin Pierce Lawyer
15 James Buchanan Lawyer, Prizefighter, Diplomat
16 Abraham Lincoln Lawyer, Saloon owner, Seamboat pilot
17 Andrew Johnson Tailor
18 Ulysses Grant Soldier, General of the Army, Tanner
19 Rutherford Hayes Lawyer
20 James Garfield School teacher, minister
21 Chester Arthur School teacher, lawyer, collector of tariffs
22,24 Grover Cleveland Sheriff, lawyer, assistant teacher
23 Benjamin Harrison Lawyer, journalist
25 William McKinley Lawyer
26 Theodore Roosevelt Public Official, Rancher
27 William Taft Lawyer, judge, law reporter, dean of law school at the University of Cincinnati
28 Woodrow Wilson Lawyer, professor, president of Princeton University
29 Warren Harding Newspaper publisher/editor
30 Calvin Coolidge Lawyer, Vice President of Northampton Savings Bank
31 Herbert Hoover Engineer, Investor
32 Franklin Roosevelt Lawyer
33 Harry Truman Farmer, Men's clothing retailer
34 Dwight Eisenhower Soldier (Supreme Allied Commander, Army Chief of Staff), President of Columbia University, Ice lifter
35 John F. Kennedy Writer
36 Lyndon Johnson Teacher, Public Official
37 Richard Nixon Lawyer
38 Gerald Ford Lawyer
39 Jimmy Carter Peanut farmer, writer
40 Ronald Reagan Actor & broadcaster, President of the Screen Actors Guild
41 George H. W. Bush Businessman (Oil)
42 Bill Clinton Lawyer, Law lecturer
43 George W. Bush Businessman (Oil, baseball)
It sure seems like they are grabbing for power, huh. I see a slew of biologists and chemists on that list.
And those theories you speak of.... GRAVITY is one of em. It's still just a little old theory. Seems that one works out ok... I mean, good enought to send a little spacecraft to Neptune.