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Study Highlights Gap Between Views of Scientists and the Public
ZeroSerenity was one of many to write with news of a survey from the Pew Research Center which sought to find out how Americans feel about science and contrast that with the opinions of actual scientists. The study showed that "nearly 9 in 10 scientists accept the idea of evolution by natural selection, but just a third of the public does. And while 84% of scientists say the Earth is getting warmer because of human activity, less than half of the public agrees with that." 27% of the respondents said that the advances of the US in science are its greatest achievement, down from 44% ten years ago. The study is lengthy, and it contains many more interesting tidbits. For example: scientists decry the level of media coverage given to science, and they also think research funding has too much influence on study results. 32% of scientists identify themselves as Independent, while 55% say they're Democrats and 6% say they're Republicans.
Should we still be surprised that the more educated someone is, the more liberal (generally speaking) their political views tend to be?
Not at all, although that doesn't necessarily mean they are thinking better.
The Communists have not invented the intervention of society in education; they do but seek to alter the character of that intervention, and to rescue education from the influence of the ruling class. The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
Since the communists publicly declared their intention use education to transform society, it ought not surprise us that those longest exposed to the influence of formal education have been more thoroughly persuaded to follow left-wing politics. In addition, the rule of an intellectual elite is obviously going to be most palatable to those who will exercise that power.
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Argument from authority is a logical fallacy
lol, Slashdotters and their littanies. Do you have any others besides that, "correlation != causation" and whatever Occam's razor says? I'd love to know some more, so that just like you I can recite some of that when I recognise that it might be vaguely appropriate, even if it doesn't really make sense.
I love how you guys' "critical thinking" seems to sum up to mindlessly running through a checklist of such phrases.
You just got troll'd!
Blah blah TL;DR. I wasn't making a point from an objective point of view, my original claim was clearly about talking subjectively. So none of that stuff you're babbling about is relevant.
That's what painful about seeing people argue on Slashdot, they want to apply scientific method to subjective thing like 'why this survey makes me feel good about being a liberal'. Yeah, you guys do a great job at running checklists on anything you hear, but if you put a bit of thought before starting doing that maybe you'd realise it's not always needed. Suckers.
You just got troll'd!
Wow, biased much?
No, my first sentence is a firm fact. The majority of men of science are liberals, fact. I don't see how you're debunking that. That's what your long-winded comment is supposed to be about, but I don't see where you do the refuting.
Oh and wtf is that shit with your numbered list about? Jeez, you libertarians need to be less butthurt about that claim I made. Just because you guys are losers doesn't mean you should get your wads in a bunch.
You just got troll'd!
Right. The fact that you classify 55% as 'more than half' shows exactly what a stupid moron you are.
Mart
"I know I will be modded down for this": where's the option '-1, Asking for it'?
Is it a philosophical position against absolute truth?
Just remember that the last group of people who came across spouting "absolute truth" started burning people at the stake for witchcraft because they were born left-handed.
"Do you believe in god?"
"No."
*poof* dead.
"Do you believe in god?"
"Yes."
"Do you believe in MY god?"
"No."
*poof* dead.
"My god has a bigger dick than your god!"
Learn some statistics.
Mart
"I know I will be modded down for this": where's the option '-1, Asking for it'?
I don't care what your religion is (or lack there of), I just know the world as we know it has ended when men look toward other men as Gods. At least in America, we sort of do with respect to the Hollywood and political elite.
I would rather live in a world with piousness than one of delusional self grandeur.
Life is not for the lazy.