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8. Greedy people love to use the nature of science to their advantage.
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 09:45 AM
4 hrs ago

Scientific consensus is that the Earth is warming rapidly and it's due to human behavior. But it's the nature of scientists to squabble over details and debate and argue. That's the strength of science. There isn't a round solid perfect answer. There are nuances and details and surprises. Those refinements and ongoing discoveries strengthen the conclusions.

But it's very easy to exploit that strength into a propaganda built around seeming gotcha moments. "It was all a lie" is bullshit. "It's a little more complicated than we thought" is usually true.

I know I'm preaching to the choir as you know all this - just wanted to vent.

Of course wolves are essential to the Yellowstone ecosystem. Of course it's not as simple as a fairy tale. We already knew that.

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