Posted on 03/24/2015 12:19:41 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Popular astrophysicist and anointed spokesperson for science Neil deGrasse Tyson is not impressed by the recent antics of Republican leaders, from Sen. Ted Cruzs directive that NASA stop focusing on Earth to Florida Gov. Rick Scotts reported ban on the term climate change.
I dont know if our country has any precedent for emergent scientific truths to be debated on political grounds, he said during a live appearance in Sarasota, Florida, referring to the aforementioned censorship. Im astonished by that. Astonished and disappointed. I thought as a nation we were above this.
Tyson, who is the director of the Hayden Planetarium and, as a side gig, host of the hit series Cosmos, also stood up for NASAs work studying climate change, which Cruz, as chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Space, is actively discouraging.
If youre going to ignore Earth and no one else is paying attention to Earth the way NASA is you could be planting the seeds of your own destruction, he argued, adding, Itd be different if most of [NASAs budget] was spent on Earth, but thats not the case.
Its easy to shake our heads at politicians who seem to be actively steering us toward destruction, but in whats sure to be his most inflammatory statement, Tyson maintained that the real people to blame are the ones who put climate deniers in office in the first place. I dont blame the politicians for a damn thing because we vote for the politicians, he told his audience. I blame the electorate.
With our understanding of the imminent threat of climate change arguably greater than its ever been before, theres reason to hope that the electorate might take that message to heart: taking a stance that directly opposes the scientific evidence on climate change could be becoming a political liability. Still, polling data shows that Americans have some catching up to do when it comes to understanding the dangers of global warming perhaps those living in Miami, California and other places already experiencing the impacts of our changing climate could lead the way for the rest of us.
I thought we were above a lot of things—falsifying scientific data was one of them.
A murder of crows?
ja vohl Herr DeGrasse. Ve vill obey orders to think only thoughts approved by the Reichs Scienz Direktor
I sure don't but that's very interesting. Sagan talked about nuclear winter and nuclear disaster over and over in his version of "Cosmos". The classic one. I repeated an elementary high school physics class just to watch that series a second time. I was a heathen then.
Pot kettle black. Ooops, too racist.
What many of these fools don't understand is that if their theory about greenhouse gases were correct, there never would have been life on this planet.
Water vapor is the dominant greenhouse gas. Above Freezing it exhibits the greenhouse gas effect of absorption and re-emission of energy. This creates a positive feedback effect that warms the planet.
When water vapor gets to a certain level, it forms clouds which reflect light before it gets a chance to warm the ground and the lower levels of atmosphere. It becomes a negative feedback effect.
CH4 and C02 are trivial in comparison to the effect of a substance that diffuses into the air from 3/4ths of the Earth's surface.
Water vapor regulates the temperature on planet earth through both positive and negative feedback effects, and it mitigates any extremes.
If any of these idiots actually had any actual knowledge of science, they would not be so cocksure about their opinions. (Which are wrong.)
From left, Bill Nye (the non-Science Guy), Zero, Tyson. All global warmists.
Tyson isn’t a scientist.
If he were, he wouldn’t be whining to the media about a matter of science.
In fact, allow me to translate:
“Why won’t you buy our fake science so that we can tax you into oblivion?”
“I’ll take Glen Close loves apples for $1000, Alex...”
“I’ll take Jane Fonda knows nukes for $500, Alex...”
“I’ll take what causes homosexuality for $300, Alex”
Well he’s so smart why doesn’t he just “prove it” like a real scientist is expected to do?
“Is he a real scientist?”
No, but he once stayed at a Holiday Inn.
That inspires a new motto: “Liberalism: Rising Above Truth for More Than A Century.”
100% right. That is what is wrong with these claims that “science” proves climate change. Science is based on observations, hypotheses and proof. The fact that none of the climate change predictions have been remotely close is evidence that those who believe in climate change are the ones ignoring the science.
They should be cooked with focused solar energy. /S
Tyson is a joke. He is using taxpayer $$$ to push his political left wing Unscientific agenda.
hmmm. Well 100% of the climate models are “above” the actual temperature.
I saw this guy hosting an episode of a doc dealing with ancient Earth history & could not stomach watching it for too long. Not due just to the content but mostly over his condescending child like narration as though he were taking down to us as though his audience were retarded. When a narrator thinks so lowly of you that they talk to you like you are a moron I get very annoyed & sick to my stomach. I cannot watch him speak about anything without feeling nauseous... so he in in “good company” in that photo where he is posing with Zero & Nye the faux “science” guy who angrily defends AGW as though it were a sacrament.
Well, one point we can agree on.
And the Media - they get the lion's share of the blame. Gate keepers of information and censors to ensure people are steered toward socialistic conclusions.
Still, blaming the electorate is fair. People need to see through the B.S. they are being fed. Electing an unqualified conman for President, and paying any attention to some self-appointed 'Science Priest' is no one else's fault but those who swallow the bilge-water.
you are excessively generous with the brains and there can be negative levels of common sense.
:: Oh, and Salon...well, ‘nuff said. It’s a rag ::
My parakeet seems to like reading it...
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