On 01/11/16 11:46, newshound wrote:
On 11/1/2016 9:15 AM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 01/11/16 07:52, Tim Streater wrote:
In article , Dave Plowman (News)
wrote:

In article ,
newshound wrote:
TNP's politics and somewhat vulgar style are distracting you both
from the fact that his description of the scientific method is
perfectly correct, that we test theories by trying to find
counter-examples.

Even so, his view that to be left of centre means to also be
'anti-science' (whatever that means) is totally without foundation or
proof.

That may well be true, but you appear to lack the ability or interest
to look past that for the nub of the matter.

The truth of the matter is that Left of centre means ideology, not fact
based, and social justice oriented, not pragmatic.


As you yourself demonstrate, ideology is not the exclusive preserve of
the left.

Maggie Thatcher and Harold Wilson were equally pro-science.

Haeold wilson wasn't a socialist of the modern sort.


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"In our post-modern world, climate science is not powerful because it is
true: it is true because it is powerful."

Lucas Bergkamp