Re:USDA disavows gag-order emailed to scientific research unit
by anigbrowl on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @07:11PM
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the phrase 'cast doubt upon' doesn't necessarily imply that anyone was persuaded, although it would be remiss of me not to observe that there is a willing audience for such specious claims. OK, this is about as productive as trying to have a debate about the existence of ghosts* with someone who isn't even interested in designing experiments, but that's the world we live in right now.
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Re:USDA disavows gag-order emailed to scientific research unit
by jpgvm on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @12:19PM
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It does infer that it brought something into question.
Which is not what Trump did here. Climate change is still about as unquestionable as it has ever been.
Denying it is on the same level as denying the holocaust happened. IMO we should treat climate change deniers exactly the same way.
Re:USDA disavows gag-order emailed to scientific research unit
by anigbrowl on Thursday January 26, 2017 @02:45PM
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I agree with you 100% about climate change but disagree about the implications of the phrase. I'll spare you a long etymological argument as to why, suffice it to say that I read the phrase as descriptive only of Trump's intention rather than whether anyone else found it persuasive.