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Sulawesi

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Mon May-26-08 12:11 PM
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39. Ridiculous distortion of the data...this reminds me of the global warming skeptics...

The point of a post like this is not to marshal the facts and convince anyone, it is to muddy the waters, so what you thought was clear, is not so clear. This kind of doubt provides political cover, a plausible deniability so that you can continue to support an indefensible position.

The same muddying tactic is now widely employed in the media portrayal of science. Put experts out there on both sides, not with the intent of swaying the scientific community on, say, global warming, but to provide cover by claiming things are controversial or uncertain.

It is transparently dishonest.

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