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  • 8 months later...

Scientists are human. That means they have other motivations, beyond sacrificing all searching for the truth. How many would do science for free? Some of these personal motivations, may require compromising the truth as a necessary trade off. For example, if you worked for a cigarette company many years ago, even if the truth was tobacco increased the risk of cancer, if one was motivated to keep their good job, one may be willing to present results in creative ways, not to upset their bread and butter. The more one was willing to fight, the better the reward. Scientists have families, houses, kids in college, goals and ambitions and that is lot to risk and lose. If the truth comes in conflict who will chose that and risk all?

 

The bread and butter of global warming is a huge loaf of warm toasted garlic bread. If things pans out, the hope will be a huge basket of bread. To get a good slice and assure being served, for many years, can mean catering to the host. The more you are willing to cater, the more reward you may receive. There is a payoff. If we offered half the loaf of toasted garlic bread to the natural earth cyclists, you will see that position increasing in support. If we starve that side, one can form a consensus, since the bread is only buttered over there.

 

If you look at most of science, one may lobby for their research over another, because of the limited dollars available. But science normally shares, since all research has some value. I would assume, there is not an effort to mud sling and gossip, to cut off other projects, since all science has some value. That would be treacherous. Global warming is different, in that not only is one side lobbying for all funds, but they are trying to cut the feet off other valid research.

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