Re: Science Friday: The Science of Deception


Alan wrote:

Hypothetically speaking, assuming money and power are no obstacle, how would one
go about selling a line of pseudoscientific tripe as the genuine item to the
laypublic? Well, you might fund a think tank to manufacture fake science and
present it as the real deal. An oldie but a goodie.

Sounds familiar, ..yes..



Or you might try
discrediting scientists in general, paint them as whacked-out ideological flakes
who make up crazy *** about the weather for some kind of nebulous self-serving
reason (As opposed to say, non-profit right-wing televangelists who can prove
beyond any doubt that hurricanes are Divine retribution).

I tried this, but they've got hides like teflon.


And dangle enough fame
and fortune in front of science professionals in any field, even trauma surgeons
for example, and you'll probably find some who are willing to swear on national
TV that decapitation isn't fatal.

George. George is ringing the Bell here.


But to get a handle on this lesson in the science of deception, we must first
briefly review the science of a hurricane. Because the general formula for fraud
we're going to cover is sophisticated in its Orwellian way. And if it's actually
in play, it's also slicker than diarrhea and about as revolting.

"The science of deception" - Ah yes.. and the deception of science.
(Comfort blanket. Without it where would they be.

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