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You go tell Al, and I'll get the pacifier!

Submitted by bsfootprint on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 21:00
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The Silicon Graybeard reports that experiments indicate the sun is probably a big factor in global temperatures after all, and CERN is trying to squash the story.

You can tell Mr. Gore. I'll get the pacifier.

Experiments confirm sun drives climate change? Al Gore Meltdown in 3... 2... 1...

Experiments confirm sun drives climate change? Al Gore Meltdown in 3... 2... 1...
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Quote:  “The motivation of the bullshitter is not to say things that are true or even to say things that are false, but in serving some other purpose.” – Harry G. Frankfurt

Submitted by bsfootprint on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 15:23
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Who here thinks this applies to Barack Obama, Al Gore, or just about any politician?

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

Surely they don't care whether their words have the ring of truth; it's more important that the words serve the purpose.

Via: NanoShite.

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It consists in a lack of concern for the difference between truth and falsity. The motivation of the bullshitter is not to say things that are true or even to say things that are false, but in serving some other purpose. And the question of what he says is true or false is really irrelevant to his pursuit of that ambition. The bullshitter is not necessarily a liar, what he says may very well be true; and he may not think that it's false. I was careful to try to make a distinction between; make clear the differences as I understand it between bullshitters and liars.

Who Said It?: 
Harry G. Frankfurt
Quote Source Links: 
http://press.princeton.edu/video/frankfurt/
http://lachlan.bluehaze.com.au/nanoshite/
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Humor: Anthropogenic Global Warming Defender Flowchart

Submitted by bsfootprint on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 11:04
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I've been following the online global warming climate change climate disruption debate of late, and I thought it might be fun to diagram common anthropogenic global warming (AGW) or anthropogenic climate change (ACC) supporter responses to skeptics.

AGW Defender Flowchart

I made this AGW Defender Flowchart, inspired by my encounters reading pro-AGW/ACC and skeptic blogs, and the sometimes amusing "comment debates" (er... flame wars) found therein.

AGW Defender Flowchart

AGW Defender Flowchart–after all, the "science" is "settled", even though the political struggle is heating up. Continue reading or add a comment»

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