I didn't say any of that. I said Scientism is a thing.
Yeah,. i'm sure in the context you posted that you where just pointing out that
As in, yes, there ARE people who "believe" in science and scientists the same way people believed in God and priests 1000 years ago. Seems to me the people behind that video kinda come off that way. "Scientists know. You should be fucking thankful, you fucking idiot. Stop disagreeing or you'll go to science hell!"
Yeah, and my point was that the existence of those people does not give anyone carte blanche to ignore actual science being done.
You're quite free to argue about the data, but the argument made by
Bubble181 wasn't that, it was that everyone is just trusting scientists blindly.
That aside, it is a somewhat hyperbolic statement, even though the video we're discussing is a perfect example of that message in action.
Yeah, sure, the article that has laymen make ok arguments about climate stuff, and then asking them to talk to someone who's more educated on the subject is all about blindly trusting whatever a scientist says...
Plus, what's your alternative? Listen to your gut and dismiss any argument that contradicts that because everyone, even highly educated people can be wrong and make mistakes? It's that how you'd fix your car, ignore the mechanics and just do what fits your christian upbringing?
I know you've seen this happen, in forum debates, if not in actual scientific discussions. ("But wait, if net neutrality treats all traffic the same, how do we stop DDOS attacks? "OH MY GOD, that strawman again, I can't believe you. Net Neutrality is the best thing for everyone, and you're resorting that tired old tactic?!").
Yeah, if someone you're arguing with about math shows you that they don't understand 2+2=4, you're not having a debate with them at all, and their ideas about math can be dismissed.
That video could *easily*be made into "I don't know anything about war our fighting, so I'll just leave those decisions to the soldiers, 'cause they're soldiers and they know about that stuff".
Well, 1st off, soldiers don't make those decisions, generals do.
And your example is faulty, because you're most likely talking about the morality of fighting, and not the tactics and strategy of it.
You have a lot of back pain?
Nah, the pain you guys are causing is mostly in my ass...