What We Mean When We Say “Trust the Science”
At left are the words of the late British-American theoretical physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson.
Many of us harbor a misconception about science. We hear people say, “Trust the science,” as if that means trust the current set of results that scientists have concluded on a certain subject.
It would be far more helpful if we were to say, “Trust the scientific method and those trained in its use to produce the best answers available to humankind.”
At left are a few words from American actress and comedian Wanda Sykes. What an astute point she makes here, and how broadly it applies to our lives as Americans.
A reader comments: Elon Musk has the full support of the American people.
Is this an indication of Trump’s subservience to Putin? Kind of looks that way. It’s disgusting in any case.
These folks’ labor union is a bit cheesed off at the idea.
The reader who sent me this comments, “This is ridiculous!”
IMO, the most amazing thing about Elon Musk is that he has no more respect for the truth than Trump does himself; he makes statements that only a complete fool would believe, and expects to get away with them every single time.
An Eagle star told a news outlet, “We represent a city and a state that is pushing for equal rights, respect and values that respect every human being. We won’t forget what happened and the criticism we received for taking a stand against racism, and we won’t back down from our values of respect, integrity and equality.”
My marketing services business that ran from 1984 through 2008 had very little to do with the food industry, but I suppose it was a small part of the early DEI movement. Through the first years, when the business was small and I did the hiring myself, I always favored women and minorities over white male candidates if the two were evenly qualified. Then, when the business grew and I needed an HR person, I instructed her to do the same.
Someone asked me the other day how it was possible that so many Americans are ass****s, and the truth is that I simply don’t know.
