12-10-2016, 02:15 AM
(12-09-2016, 03:15 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote: I’ll mention climate science denialism as another issue where both the scientific and main stream press is frequently dismissed in favor of what one wants to hear.
This is a problem on both the denialist and alarmist sides. You don't see climate alarmists citing Lindzen's pieces in either scientific journals or the WSJ.
Quote:It’s a problem far easier to describe than fix. What issues do you feel are being pushed as Big Lies? What might be done to return to reality based thinking?
For the last, do your own fact checking on everything you read. Frequent the few news sources that are rigorous about their facts, such as 538 and Stratfor, even if you have to adjust for some spin in the article verbiage at 538.