MLUG: Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [POLITICS] Fox News and global warming
Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [POLITICS] Fox News and global warming
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On Tue, 10 Jul 2007, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:

There is sufficient disinformation (and also sufficient exaggeration from the pro-global side) that if one doesn't have a science background, and if one doesn't spend some time looking at the evidence, then one could be deceived.

Definitely, and that is really the whole point of spreading disinformation: To deceive people!



The little I know of John Stossel also tells me that he is a critical thinker, and I suspect that if he is wrong on this particular issue, it is with genuine and not dishonest motives.

I hope so. I would like him on my team! He has a lot of excellent stuff on his "Give Me A Break!" segments on 20/20.



I should add that I know of at least one case where the accusation of "paid whore of oil companies" made of a scientist is totally scurrilous, and I think it hurts the pro-global warming cause to make these accusations without having strong evidence to back it up.

Can you tell us?

Mike

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