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Lionell Griffith:
October 10th, 2010 at 2:34 am
The world that calls itself scientific is fracturing. It stopped being scientific in any meaningful way a long time ago. Just about the time it started accepting grants (redistributed tax money) from the government in place of actually earning it.
There is one thing to do an application specific project under contract and quite another accepting open ended government grants. The contract is specific and time limited. The attached strings are clear and explicitly defined. You cannot pretend not to know what you are accepting. You might complain that you are not doing science but, at least, you are doing things openly and honestly. If you perform to contract you have earned the money.
The open ended grants pretend to have no strings attached but they are there and totally insidious. You can pretend you are doing science but, in the end, you are serving only political goals. What you do, how you do it, and the results you find will be dictated by the government. Otherwise, you do not get your continuing grant upon which you have grown dependent. It is NOT science by any rational definition of the word. It is intellectual slavery without honesty or honor.
In the end, pretense does not work. At least not any place other than for entertaining children or somnolent adults. It has been held that perception is reality. Well, we are seeing that its the other way around: reality dictates our perceptions and our continuing ability to perceive – in the long run. The long run is NOW!
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Erik:
October 10th, 2010 at 2:57 am
@Lionell Griffith:
October 10th, 2010 at 2:34 am
“The open ended grants pretend to have no strings attached but they are there and totally insidious..”
Yes, they sure know their ABC’s…
A. Government benefits from the Media.
B. The Media benefits from Government
C. Government benefits from Climate Science
D. Climate Science benefits from the Government
E. Government benefits from the Green Activists
F. Green Activists benefit from Government
G. Green Activists benefit from the Media
H. The Media benefits from the Green Activists
etc. see link for more..
A very convenient network?
http://ccgi.newbery1.plus.com/blog/?p=322
The other thing is that Scientists who object are painted as being in the pocket of oil companies—even though its not clear that oil companies are providing ANY significant funding for climate research. And if they are, I’m certain it pales in comparison to the Billions being offered by the US, other Governments, and the UN. No one dares question those taking Government (political) grants. Since they are accepting Government money, their motives must be “pure”. [/s]