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originally posted by: incoserv
a reply to: theantediluvian
(I meant i]ad hominem above, not straw man. Sorry, it's late.)
And.... Yet another ad hominem. They seem plentiful here tonight.
The real pity is that an amazing number of Americans accept as fact scientific ideas that are only THEORIES.
None of these ideas - global warming, evolution, or the big bang - are, in fact, fact. They are all THEORIES.
originally posted by: MarlinGrace
originally posted by: charlyv
Most people who deny mainstream science, never studied it in the first place. That makes it all the easier to believe in controversial theories because you have nothing to measure them against. If you really think that science has been lying to you, you might consider learning enough about it in order to be able to argue against it. That would be rather scientific... don't you think?
I understand what you're getting at, someone once told me that dog crap taste great and I should try it, so I decided to make of study of dogs to be sure I wouldn't be making a mistake. My scientific study concluded if it didn't pass the smell test I wasn't going to put it in my mouth.
I just can't allow scientist to overcome my common sense without a credible amount of evidence, of which Global Warming/Climate Change has little. It has never passed the smell test.
originally posted by: incoserv
a reply to: charlyv
And that is what is known as an AD HOMINEM ATTACK. It is employed by people who have no factual leg on which to stand in a discussion. The idea is to draw attention away from the weakness of your argument by launching a personal attack on those who oppose your point of view. Won't work on me. You have just proven that you cannot make a valid argument to defend your point of view.