Anti-Science and Global Warming


	Anti-Science and Global Warming

abailart

9-25-2009 2:53 AM

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abailart says:

Interesting. Seems to imply that some people without any knowledge of science or any science training 'know' that smoking isn't bad for you etc. If a thousand cardiologists say you need a heart operation and ten scientists paid by a pharma company say you don't who'd you go for?

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9-25-2009 9:30 AM

ratilfar

A lot of that going around.

9-25-2009 12:07 PM

aklimento

We always have to use common sense, it never betray.

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