Comments on: John Holdren and "The Argument from Authority" (Part VII in a Series on Obama's New Science Advisor) http://www.masterresource.org/2009/01/john-holdren-and-the-argument-from-authority-part-vii-in-a-series-on-obamas-new-science-advisor/ A free-market energy blog Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:39:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Richard W. Fulmer http://www.masterresource.org/2009/01/john-holdren-and-the-argument-from-authority-part-vii-in-a-series-on-obamas-new-science-advisor/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Richard W. Fulmer Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:11:32 +0000 http://masterresource.org/?p=417#comment-195 If fact and logic supported the alarmists' arguments, one would think that they would whip them out of their rhetorical arsenals and blast the opposition into oblivion. One might be forgiven for suspecting that the reason this tactic has not yet been tried is that all that is left in the climate change ammo pouch is gas. If fact and logic supported the alarmists’ arguments, one would think that they would whip them out of their rhetorical arsenals and blast the opposition into oblivion. One might be forgiven for suspecting that the reason this tactic has not yet been tried is that all that is left in the climate change ammo pouch is gas.

]]> By: Russell http://www.masterresource.org/2009/01/john-holdren-and-the-argument-from-authority-part-vii-in-a-series-on-obamas-new-science-advisor/comment-page-1/#comment-194 Russell Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:26:55 +0000 http://masterresource.org/?p=417#comment-194 Part of the global warming crowd's M.O. is to completely destroy their opponents. They can't debate you or anyone like you...they just insist you're too stupid to even bother with. The fact that liberal educators have been operating under Holdren's methods (present only one side of an argument, and demonize the other) is nothing new , but still reprehensible. Part of the global warming crowd’s M.O. is to completely destroy their opponents. They can’t debate you or anyone like you…they just insist you’re too stupid to even bother with.

The fact that liberal educators have been operating under Holdren’s methods (present only one side of an argument, and demonize the other) is nothing new , but still reprehensible.

]]> By: donal http://www.masterresource.org/2009/01/john-holdren-and-the-argument-from-authority-part-vii-in-a-series-on-obamas-new-science-advisor/comment-page-1/#comment-193 donal Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:30:19 +0000 http://masterresource.org/?p=417#comment-193 very interesting. its good to know that the students at Harvard are getting such a well-rounded, unbiased education. very interesting. its good to know that the students at Harvard are getting such a well-rounded, unbiased education.

]]> By: jae http://www.masterresource.org/2009/01/john-holdren-and-the-argument-from-authority-part-vii-in-a-series-on-obamas-new-science-advisor/comment-page-1/#comment-192 jae Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:48:14 +0000 http://masterresource.org/?p=417#comment-192 I suppose that I should be amazed that such a well-educated person would act that way, but I'm not, because I'm seeing a lot of that nonsense lately among the sheltered academics and government-employed folks. I hope this sort of an attitude will not be a part of the "Change We Can Believe In." I don't believe in argument by ad hom. In fact, such arguments are very counterproductive and keep many people from taking the author seriously. That is an especially big problem for many in the "climate science" community and IMHO is rapidly discrediting their message. Some in that community have gotten so "far-out" and hysterical that it is becoming a joke among the general public, and that is showing up in the recent polls. Give them enough rope..... This is all part of the far-left agenda, which assumes that people can be led by the nose using pseudo-science, media-hyped scare tactics, and ad-homs. I think (at least hope) that the libs will learn (again) that the average person is not nearly as stupid as they think they are. I suppose that I should be amazed that such a well-educated person would act that way, but I’m not, because I’m seeing a lot of that nonsense lately among the sheltered academics and government-employed folks. I hope this sort of an attitude will not be a part of the “Change We Can Believe In.”

I don’t believe in argument by ad hom. In fact, such arguments are very counterproductive and keep many people from taking the author seriously. That is an especially big problem for many in the “climate science” community and IMHO is rapidly discrediting their message. Some in that community have gotten so “far-out” and hysterical that it is becoming a joke among the general public, and that is showing up in the recent polls. Give them enough rope…..

This is all part of the far-left agenda, which assumes that people can be led by the nose using pseudo-science, media-hyped scare tactics, and ad-homs. I think (at least hope) that the libs will learn (again) that the average person is not nearly as stupid as they think they are.

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