Scientific American
I have noticed a recent trend towards science-based politicking in this country. A gander of any random newspaper will reveal more than a few articles concerning the enviroment, intelligent design, severe weather trends, and the mysterious attraction between Britney Spears and Kevin Federline. Thanks to all this reading, I have come to two conclusions concerning the two poles of our political process:
- If a liberal is dissatisfied with a scientific explanation, he will use excerpts and ignore the parts he doesn’t like.
- If a conservative is dissatisfied with a scientific explanation, he will make up new science to replace the parts he doesn’t like.
I was going to work up a third point about moderates being incredibly smug, but I think I’ve made that rather self-evident.
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And then there is me. The bizzare view point. I say if one side of the coin says “Let’s pick and choose the science we like” and the other side of the coin says “Let’s invent a whole new science that agrees with us” then I say “it is time to throw away the coin.”
Some say the glass is half-full; some say the glass is half-empty.
I say the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.