Culvercreek hunt club Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I think the difference is what the science of statistical analysis actually is and what some pass off as a true analysis. they are not the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rossi Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 It's so funny to me that there actually is such a thing as 'anti-science attitudes'. I don't know what you mean about the labrador and the anti-science rhetoric. What other side of the coin are you referring to? Are you saying the 'science' requires some sort of a defense? We apparently are not on the same page, I guess I dont understand what you meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erussell Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 We apparently are not on the same page, I guess I dont understand what you meant. Most of the time we cant understand him either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 ...............Are you saying the 'science' requires some sort of a defense? There are a lot of things that get passed off as "science" that definitely need de-bunking. That is where the term "junk science" came from. Biased, contrived, manipulated, studies and experiments can be powerful tools for those subjects that have political outcomes. Heavily funded "scientific" studies funded by those that have a stake in the outcomes come to mind. Our biggest shortfall is in being so intellectually lazy as to simply grab onto whatever version of "science" that suits our purposes and then passing it off as fact. It's a common tactic used with the hope that it will stop opposing arguments in their tracks with it all being posed as irrefutable scientific fact. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erussell Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 The old if you cant back it up with hard facts then baffle them with bullsi--t tactic. I especially find it amusing when people claim theories are gospel truth. Like they were there when it happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virgil Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Sorry E. I'll try to type slower for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rossi Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 There are a lot of things that get passed off as "science" that definitely need de-bunking. That is where the term "junk science" came from. Biased, contrived, manipulated, studies and experiments can be powerful tools for those subjects that have political outcomes. Heavily funded "scientific" studies funded by those that have a stake in the outcomes come to mind. Our biggest shortfall is in being so intellectually lazy as to simply grab onto whatever version of "science" that suits our purposes and then passing it off as fact. It's a common tactic used with the hope that it will stop opposing arguments in their tracks with it all being posed as irrefutable scientific fact. Here you go, PLEASE watch the whole thing, same but different: http://vimeo.com/44367635 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erussell Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Sorry E. I'll try to type slower for you. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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