Tuesday, August 02, 2011

What ‘Science Says’, part #8099

A recurring theme of the green argument for 'urgent' and 'strong' action on climate change — usually also an argument for circumventing the democratic process — is the claim that 'science says…{insert fatuous pseudo-scientific statement here}' .

It's a fig leaf, this device. It hides the bearer's shame: his authoritarian impulse, his bad faith, moral bankruptcy, and intellectual vacuity.

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