2016-03-04, 06:50 PM
Marksman Bryan Wrote:Honestly curious - I've never understood the term "scientific bias." When a statement is an accurate representation of a fact, it's not an opinion or a bias - it's a truth. Like saying 1+1=2, it doesn't matter what anyone thinks, that statement is true no matter what. Same with global warming. You can't "believe/not believe in global warming" because it's a scientific fact.
I've always stayed out of two topics: politics and religion, because people are so polarized there's almost nothing you can do to change someone's mind. So participating in this discussion is a new area for me.
Ya I was mostly joking with that term. It doesn't "mean" anything except to people who ignore the science and carry on spouting their opinions anyway. You can certainly believe/disbelieve in things though. Disbelieving well sourced facts is called being dumb or insane. It's just not nice to say those things since they likely can't be helped.
99% of the time it's useless to discuss politics and religion unless you either a) find someone who already agrees with you or b) find the rare diamond that can disagree without taking it as a personal insult.
[MENTION=5658]xparasite9[/MENTION]; "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." - JFK
The difficulties in implementing a solution do not detract from it's success; they enhance it.
[MENTION=6211]Malthe[/MENTION]; The confusion is that you mean amusing not funny. There's a difference for him, but not to us.
[MENTION=14191]Silvarien[/MENTION]; "Nazism and communism are essentially the same thing."
I think my high school history teacher just rolled over in his grave. Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia had a certain amount of similarity, but that does not make the ideologies identical. Many would argue that Soviet Russia wasn't really Communist at all.
Also, you're acting like a child. Keep the conversation civil.