Green Piece

This is a bit of a follow up post to what I wrote about global warming the other day.

What kills me is that the Right ideologues seems to ignore science whenever it gets in the way of their ideology, But when there happens to be a couple scientists that agree with their ludicrous positions they put these people up on a pedestal. I'm sure this is not hard to figure out, but for any up-and-coming scientist, a little advice.  Maybe you're not at the top of your class,  maybe you're at the bottom of your class. Maybe you don't have prayer to get a real job anywhere. This may not be your fault, maybe you are the victim of years of systematic discrediting and marginalization of real science. Whatever the reason, if you're looking to make a quick buck, pick a insane republican scientific position and write a book. 

You have a wealth to pick up on. Don't believe in Evolution, you're in! Don't believe in Global Warming, you're in! Think the market can regulate itself (hey, economics is a science) You're in! Think Terry Schiavo actually knew what was going on when people waved, You're in!

Let me say, that if you're going to reject Science outright, you have to reject it. It doesn't work if you just pick a couple articles you agree with and then cite the hell out of them. Science doesn't really reward rebellion. Well, it will if you can prove it, but OTHER people have to prove it. They have to come up with evidence to back your evidence. Otherwise you're just a nutcase. Of course, a lot of these people have made MILLIONS being nutcases. I'm looking at you, O'Reilly. You fuck.

Anyway...