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canuckledragger

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3. I think the ignorance is on purpose and ego driven.

Reply to stopdiggin (Reply #2)

Fri May 12, 2023, 09:33 PM

May 2023

Even as a kid in the single digits I knew the difference between a hypothesis, (someone throwing an idea out there) and a scientific law. (something that's been tested or observed, has reliable evidence, etc. to the point that you can absolutely depend on the theory)

The ego comes into play when someone like Trump has to admit they don't know, understand or were wrong about something...and we know that just doesn't happen with people like that.

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We should move past 'trust the science' - Science.org editor-in-chief [View all] BootinUp May 2023 OP

Kinda tone deaf. Buzz cook May 2023 #1

hubris is never helpful .. stopdiggin May 2023 #2

I think the ignorance is on purpose and ego driven. canuckledragger May 2023 #3

yes. definitely. stopdiggin May 2023 #4