Terribly important as the prestige of science is, I can't help feeling that
a large proportion of humanity losing faith in science is a price I'm
willing to pay if the alternative is a large proportion of humanity dying of
starvation, in floods, us disastrously perturbing the ecosystem, etc.
Of course I can't speak for all scientists and science communicators, but I
vote we volunteer to take it on the chin. Fingers crossed the 'man-made
global warming lobby' is wrong, eh?
>From: William Gibson <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: "psci-com: on public engagement with science"
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] FW: Complaint about 'The Great Global Warming
>Swindle'
>Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 14:09:54 +0100
>
> >>>I am forwarding below the cover letter for my complaint and would be
> >willing to supply on request to anybody on the list a copy of the
> >accompanying document that outlines seven major misrepresentations in
> >the programme.
>
>Hi there
>
>I'd love to receive that document too, thank you. I'm certainly not
>illiterate in science, and yet I'm finding this whole global warming issue
>confusing. I hate to think what the man on the street is thinking.
>
>I REALLY hope the 'man-made global warming' lobby is right.
>
>Because if it isn't, and 30 years from now the world looks back and laughs
>at this scaremongering (much like we do at ‘the ice age cometh’ alarm of
>the 70s), then we certainly won’t be in a position to complain if a large
>proportion of humanity loses faith in science altogether.
>
>WG
>
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