tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post1513183163291910153..comments2024-03-28T15:39:28.239-04:00Comments on Vital Remnants: Rick Perry: 1, NCSE: 0: National Center for Science Education official flubs his science history in critique of Rick PerryMartin Cothranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-54589914815915499702011-09-09T14:49:13.175-04:002011-09-09T14:49:13.175-04:00One more question, by the way: do you think chall...One more question, by the way: do you think challenging a world view founded on religious ideas presented by an ancient book and challenging a world view founded on experimentation are equally valid challenges?One Browhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938816242512563561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-23332805029333695432011-09-09T14:47:03.092-04:002011-09-09T14:47:03.092-04:00Martin Cothran said...
Scientific consensus? So ev...Martin Cothran said...<br /><i>Scientific consensus? So every single scientist in the world is in agreement on human-induced global warming?</i><br /><br />Was that a yes for ignorance?One Browhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938816242512563561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-66742768875013677252011-09-08T18:52:21.366-04:002011-09-08T18:52:21.366-04:00Um, I was responding to the comment immediately pr...Um, I was responding to the comment immediately preceding mine, and the curious notion of consensus that you seem to have, Martin.<br /><br />As for Perry, the well-worn creationist "reasoning" ("gee, someone somewhere bucked current ideas and got it right, therefore a 6000 year old earth, therefore evolution NO!") that he is using shows him to be either stupendously ignorant Arthttp://www.aghunt.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-68260823709496988512011-09-08T18:02:44.007-04:002011-09-08T18:02:44.007-04:00http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cocktail-party...http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cocktail-party-physics/2011/09/07/guest-post-how-old-is-the-earth-who-knows/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-91799648175457894792011-09-08T17:39:54.675-04:002011-09-08T17:39:54.675-04:00Art,
So, like, did you actually read my post? My ...Art,<br /><br />So, like, did you actually read my post? My argument was not that if a scientist has a problem with Rick Perry using consensus as a litmus test, then he should have a problem with scientists using consensus as a litmus test. But the scientist in question (Rosenau) doesn't have a problem with scientist using consensus as a litmus test, therefore, he shouldn't have a problemMartin Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-71017826104912387742011-09-08T15:19:33.412-04:002011-09-08T15:19:33.412-04:00The fact is, there is a greater consensus about AG...The fact is, there is a greater consensus about AGW in the scientific community than there is on most matters of any theological importance in the Christian community.<br /><br />I guess Martin would say that, if a group of scholars raises questions about, say, the historicity of Jesus, then the latter matter is now unsettled, uncertain, and most likely a feeble and incorrect hypothesis.<br /><brArthttp://www.aghunt.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-56773274530596584592011-09-08T14:47:37.406-04:002011-09-08T14:47:37.406-04:00Scientific consensus? So every single scientist in...Scientific consensus? So every single scientist in the world is in agreement on human-induced global warming?Martin Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-36987976787113473462011-09-08T14:05:04.053-04:002011-09-08T14:05:04.053-04:00So, you're keeping score on the interpretation...So, you're keeping score on the interpretation of the events surrounding Galileo only? Neither the NCSE nor Perry is interested in that game, from what I can tell.<br /><br /><i>For one thing, was Perry necessarily saying that the majority rules in science? ... point to the level of support among those working in their fields as evidence that their beliefs are true.</i><br /><br />Just out One Browhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938816242512563561noreply@blogger.com