Re: [RC] Re: Are Evangelicals or University Professors More Irrational?
Mike : Terrific observation. Yeah, this is an important difference. Thank Ernie --our very own professional physicist-- for this. But the rest of us are also pro-science : In the sense you pointed out. Thanks Billy - 10/28/2011 9:14:21 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: This reminds me of Alex Berezow's recent article that took both Ds and Rs to task for holding anti-science positions, and further attacked Ds for spreading the false claim that they're the pro-science party: http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/story/2011-09-20/gop-democrats-sc ience-evolution-vaccine/50482856/1 I think there may be a post somewhere here that referenced it, but I don't remember. Science is a huge point that differentiates a centrist for our traditional left-right ideologues in America. Leftists and rightists use the odd method of cherry-picking facts to support their arguments, which is honestly barely different than writing out a paper by typing whatever odd thought comes to mind at that moment, and then trolling the internet looking for sources that validate that drivel. It's a ludicrously backward way of operating, and rarely leads to the correct answer. -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
[RC] Re: Are Evangelicals or University Professors More Irrational?
Speaking of that, I recorded today. After I trim it a bit, I'll upload it for your response. On Oct 28, 2:02 pm, "Dr. Ernie Prabhakar" wrote: > Hi Mike, > > On Oct 28, 2011, at 9:12 AM, Mike Gonzalez wrote: > > > Science is a huge point that differentiates a centrist for our > > traditional left-right ideologues in America. Leftists and rightists > > use the odd method of cherry-picking facts to support their arguments, > > which is honestly barely different than writing out a paper by typing > > whatever odd thought comes to mind at that moment, and then trolling > > the internet looking for sources that validate that drivel. It's a > > ludicrously backward way of operating, and rarely leads to the correct > > answer. > > That's an excellent point: Radical Centrism is about applying the scientific > method to politics. > > If we could express that in two words, it'd be the perfect Podcast title. :-) > > E -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
Re: [RC] Re: Are Evangelicals or University Professors More Irrational?
Hi Mike, On Oct 28, 2011, at 9:12 AM, Mike Gonzalez wrote: > Science is a huge point that differentiates a centrist for our > traditional left-right ideologues in America. Leftists and rightists > use the odd method of cherry-picking facts to support their arguments, > which is honestly barely different than writing out a paper by typing > whatever odd thought comes to mind at that moment, and then trolling > the internet looking for sources that validate that drivel. It's a > ludicrously backward way of operating, and rarely leads to the correct > answer. That's an excellent point: Radical Centrism is about applying the scientific method to politics. If we could express that in two words, it'd be the perfect Podcast title. :-) E -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
[RC] Re: Are Evangelicals or University Professors More Irrational?
This reminds me of Alex Berezow's recent article that took both Ds and Rs to task for holding anti-science positions, and further attacked Ds for spreading the false claim that they're the pro-science party: http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/story/2011-09-20/gop-democrats-science-evolution-vaccine/50482856/1 I think there may be a post somewhere here that referenced it, but I don't remember. Science is a huge point that differentiates a centrist for our traditional left-right ideologues in America. Leftists and rightists use the odd method of cherry-picking facts to support their arguments, which is honestly barely different than writing out a paper by typing whatever odd thought comes to mind at that moment, and then trolling the internet looking for sources that validate that drivel. It's a ludicrously backward way of operating, and rarely leads to the correct answer. -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
