I am so sick of hearing the elite media and their favorite Republican call conservatives anti-science and pushing the idea that there is absolute consensus on global warming and evolution.
On the most basic level, these appeals to scientific authority are only valid if the authorities are not significantly biased.
http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/appeal-to-authority.html
In the case of both global warming and evolution, the scientific establishment is EXTREMELY biased to the point of censoring any dissenting opinion (Expelled! and climategate). Both issues are highly political, and in the case of evolution form the very basis of the naturalistic and athiestic worldview held by many scientists. Making appeals to the authority of scientists who are largely left-wing on these issues is thus a logical fallacy.
Also, direct appeals to evidence are stronger than appeals to authority.
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mikeymike143 (Diary) Wednesday, August 31st at 9:20AM EST (link)man made global warming is total BS
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Good idea. Watch out for Obama.
Flagstaff (Diary) Friday, September 2nd at 2:09AM EST (link)Now, ehud should follow up with a report on Huntsman’s “jobs (maybe it’s ‘budget’) plan,” reported on glowingly by the WSJ Friday (9/2). It sounded good when he was plugging it on Greta’s show tonight, until he ran out of buzzwords and DC-speak cliches and started to repeat himself.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Obama says, “Hey, you wrote that while working for me. That means it’s MY idea. GIMME!” and uses it next Thursday hoping nobody notices.
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