Public radio host asked my opinion on "climate change." Outraged when I said, "I don't have one. Not physicist & climatology's complicated."https://twitter.com/primalpoly/status/922177245350805505 …
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But how far would this self-denial go? Is it best not to express opinion about evolution vs. creationism because not a biologist?
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I'm not suggesting needing professional qualifications. Just having informed yourself enough to feel able to have an opinion.
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Fair enough. I think, on climate change, one by now has to strain to avoid absorbing necessary evidence to abandon notion it's just 50-50.
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I think it's always wise to refer to a scientific consensus when one exists.
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I will say I don't understand the Big Bang well enough to argue about it if asked to do so. This doesn't imply there's no consensus.
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Yes. I suppose there's an important difference btwn issues that do & don't have massive long-term implications for human (& other) welfare.
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Not in this sense. I'm purely talking about being honest about not having the information necessary to give an informed opinion.
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It doesn't become OK to pretend you do if the topic is something of importance to human wellbeing. Just be honest about your limitations.
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This is admirable position when there are opinions to be had, regarding climate change, however, there is a clear scientific consensus. One should always defer to experts in a field, if and where they exist.
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That's such an adorbsly naive viewpoint ("one should always defer to experts in a field") -- and not one I share, to say the least.
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Huge respected medical orgs have been behind dietary "science" for decades, but, hey, if it feels good to kowtow, don't apply crit thinking!
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Skepticism of dietary "science" is justified. Lack of clear consensus and many contradictory claims.
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Oh, there was consensus for years in dietary "science."
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Blame politicization of the subject, but I'm equally skeptical of Taubes' "Case Against Sugar".
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Not being at least knowledgeable enough on climate change to have an educated opinion is not a good thing in any way. Embarrassing, in fact.
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Whether or not you think someone should be informed enough to have an opinion is a different issue to whether they should pretend to be.
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I appreciate ignorant people admitting their ignorance on a topic. She states if like a badge of honor.
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