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Can we ever know, on any contentious or politicized topic
how to recognize the real conclusions of science
and how to distinguish them
from scientific-sounding spin or misinformation?
Partisans of this issue often wield vastly different facts
and sometimes seem to even live in different realities
Perhaps the only hope involves taking a stand
for a breed of journalism and commentary
that is not permitted to simply say anything
that is constrained by standards of evidence, rigor and reproducibility
that are similar to the canons of modern science itself
Climate Change Myths and Facts
Washington Post, March 21, 2009
Does thinking you understand what another says
mean you hear what they mean?
Is an untruth disseminated as true a lie
if the truth remains unfound through incuriosity?
The partisan
when engaged in a dispute
cares nothing about the rights of the question
but is anxious only to convince his hearers of his own assertions
Plato
Why would some mainstream media personalities
criticize policy positions of some
while receiving undisclosed, indirect compensation from others
interested in non-attributed dissention?
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