This guy makes a good point. What we have here is the Dunning-Kruger effect in spades. People who are completely ignorant of science don’t have the tools to know how ignorant they are.
Category: Renewables – Science
Cognitive Bias
In a recent post Why Do Americans Revel in Deceit? in which I suggested that we Americans need to start asking ourselves why we want to be led by overtly deceitful people. I wrote: I for one would rather elect …
Another Exoplanet (Earth-Size, Habitable Zone) Found
Every time we get another reminder that we may be on the cusp of finding intelligent life elsewhere in the universe, a thought runs through my mind: It’s possible that these “people” evolved to be a lot like us, though …
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Those Who Reject Science
The meme here is great, but most of the people who reject the findings of science do so because they are on the receiving end of false data they believe to be scientifically valid. If you turn on Fox News …
Jesus Christ, the Greatest American of All-Time
A reader sent me this and notes: “The greatest #American of all-time Jesus Christ stands with the #truckers in #Ottawa #Canada against the #covid_19 #covid #vaccine.” I normally refrain from ridiculing others’ religious beliefs, but this calls for an exception, …
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Abortion Rights on the Run–What It Means in Terms of Demographics
It should come as a surprise to no one that, as half of the United States shifts (actually, squirts) to the extreme right, abortion rights are in the process of going away–at least in the red states. Given that we …
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The Age of Reason Got Left in the Dust
If there is a recurring theme to the politically-focused posts here at 2GreenEnergy, it could be summed up as “how far we’ve fallen.” The author of the meme here has nailed something. American revolutionary Thomas Paine’s famous book shares its …
Tagged with: climate deniers, MAGA, Qanon, Republicans' support for Putin, the anti-vaxxers, the Big Lie, the insurrection
Declining U.S. Educational Standards and What They Mean
The story here about Dr, Suess is a great one by all accounts, but what struck me hardest was the phrase “chance encounter….old college friend.” I wish to take away absolutely nothing from Dr. Suess and the amazingly positive effect …
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Putin Worried About Being Poisoned
This doesn’t surprise me. Trump was afraid of being poisoned too. I guess when you’re one of the most hated people on Earth, that goes with the territory.
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Dr. Nate Hagens and “The Human Superorganism”
I remember with great fondness the interview I conducted with economist Nate Hagens, Ph.D., as a key part of my second book (Is Renewable Really Doable?). Nate had invited me to a day-long meeting of the Aspen Institute, and we …
