The Science of Climate Change (or Anything Else) Isn’t an “Opinion”
Re: the meme here, a reader notes: The important thing is that we survive future disasters, not do nothing because we don’t all agree that climate change exists or if it is a natural cycle or caused by humans. I have my opinions and so do you. But I think if we can avoid planetary catastrophe we should do that. Doing effective things about it now is more important. There is a lot that can be done.My reply to the reader: I hope you’ll share your ideas as to what can and should be done.
I stopped short of going through what most of us already know: Educated people don’t have “opinions” on matters of science. We either understand science or we don’t. If I were to say that I think evolution is just a theory, equivalent to creationism, all I’m really saying is that I am ignorant of that particular matter of science.
Of course, science isn’t always perfect; in fact, it never is; it’s simply our best path to an understanding of the universe around us. Currently, we disbelieve almost all of what we did 500 years ago, and we would be silly indeed to think that science 500 years hence isn’t going to set asunder most of of what we hold true today.
Again, science is the best we have. It’s better than the occult, just like it’s better than some guy’s opinion.
Now we have a new way to differentiate our products from those of our competitors: wokeness. Regardless of what we’re selling: beer, razors, cars, workout facilities, or scientific theories, we can always claim that our products are for men who aren’t woke.
NPR’s special series, “
Question: Anti-vaxxers say that the COVID-19 is dangerous and, in particular, that it causes more fatalities than it prevents. They base this (false) claim on the (groundless) idea that the vaccine has been tested on too few individuals. In fact, how many doses of the vaccine have been administered worldwide since the onset of the disease in 2020?
Obviously, our government has a long way to go in dealing with price-gouging and monopolies, but Biden really is on a roll (despite a Congress that is essentially owned by Big Money).
I wouldn’t say that I’m offended, per se. In fact, I’m more amused.
As anyone could have predicted, 
When mainstream media covers Biden, its purpose is often to show that he’s a senile old man. But wouldn’t a bit of fairness and honesty be nice?
Those living outside the U.S. may not know that the states in the southern region of the country have always placed at the very bottom in terms of test scores in English, math, and science. This has been part of our nation’s reality since compulsory schooling was put into place in the 19th Century.
