The Isolated Blurt Thread XXXVII: Cleaning Your Pooper Like A Wire Brush

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The March Against Science



Hooray for smallpox !
Bring us more polio !
Let's have more diphtheria !
We need more deadly viruses !
Get rid of antibiotics !




 


He voted for the candidate of the Anybody-but-Hillary, Anybody-but-Bernie Party.



 


This year's Berkshire Hathaway Corporation proxy statement contains a proposal from "The Nebraska Peace Foundation" the owner of one (1) share of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A stock (recent market value $245,850).

The Nebraska Peace Foundation has submitted the following proposal to shareholders:


BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders require that BH divest its holdings in companies involved in the extracting,
processing, and/or burning of fossil fuels within 12 years to protect its investment portfolio from financial losses...






The crackpot dimwits of "The Nebraska Peace Foundation" are apparently so stupid that they don't comprehend that, were that proposal adopted, the company would be required to immediately cease doing business and liquidate.




 
OMGsh! That looks so good. I love avocado on wheat toast with and egg on top. Delish and packed with protein. It's a great start to the day.



That's the way to go. It's hard to find fresh avocado around here, though. Back in Texas we could just go pick one up if we had a guacamole craving, but all I ever find in the stores here is unripe.
 
Me, last night, getting a haircut: "My bangs are just a little too long. I like them long, but this is just a tiny bit too long. I'm going to be in front of a lot of people next week, and probably having my picture taken a lot. I really don't want short bangs...."

Me, this morning: burns forehead with curling iron.
 
Me, last night, getting a haircut: "My bangs are just a little too long. I like them long, but this is just a tiny bit too long. I'm going to be in front of a lot of people next week, and probably having my picture taken a lot. I really don't want short bangs...."

Me, this morning: burns forehead with curling iron.

OUCH!:eek:

I hope you have some Aloe Vera around. :rose:
 
It's a sad indictment on the world in 2017 that we have to have marches in support of science.
 
March For Politics, Scientism and Scidolatry (But not for Science)
by William M. Briggs, Ph.D.





The upcoming March for Science—check with your nearest purple-haired activist for directions and times—is to no one’s surprise turning out to be one of those standard-issue paroxysms of “outrage”, grief, and angst directed against…well, this time against those who are against science.

Which is a group comprised of exactly no one.

Since there is no opposition to science, protesting against those who are against science ensures the March will be a success. Nothing burns as brightly as a Straw Man.

Let’s see if we can analyze this March scientifically. There are three broad motivations for participation: politics, scientism, and scidolatry.

Politics

Not only is the march providing moments of high comedy, it is allowing our self-appointed betters a stellar opportunity for virtue signalling. Politicians and celebrities are courting injury, rushing to the nearest cameras, anxious to let their constituents and fans know they are “for” science. Some in the march realize that the event has become just another political event, and are suggesting politicians try to maintain a low profile. You may as well ask fish to eschew water. President Donald Trump is said not to love science with sufficient ardor. And by that marchers mean they believe Trump is disinclined to spend money on favored projects...

Scientism

Can you see the flaw in this argument? The heat of vaporization of tungsten is 774-thousand Joules per mole; therefore, rape is morally wrong. The number is correct. But nothing about morals or ethics flows from any scientific statement. Ever. Philosophy and religion precede science. Science cannot even say why 2 + 2 = 4 (though it can use that fact). The belief that science can answer philosophical questions is called scientism, the fallacy that science provides the answer to life, the universe and everything. Science tells us facts and makes predictions. For example, science tells us this fact: a man pretending to be a woman is a man. But it is a question of morals and not science whether it is right or wrong for the government to insist we act as if this man is a woman...

Scidolatry

It’s hard not to escape the sensation that many marchers feel (not think) Science is some kind of mysterious being. And that Science isn’t happy with the state of the world. It must be appeased. It must be supplicated. It must be worshiped. “Hail Science!” “Raise your hand if you believe in Science!” If we do not pay sufficient attention to this magnificent entity, it might turn against us and refuse to reveal more of itself to us. Celebrity scientist Neil DeGrasse Tyson says, “The good thing about Science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.”

Pure scidolatry, that.

Science isn’t true, nor is it false. It is a collection of facts and predictions, some of which are true or good, and some false or bad. Tyson is substituting Science in for God, or suggesting that because a scientist says a thing, that thing is therefore true. Which is obviously false...



more...
https://stream.org/march-for-politics-scientism-scidolatry/





 
That was the last Broadchurch ?

*wilt*

Our Boston PBS, only let us have a rare smattering of that.
 
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