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EPA Chief Scott Pruitt: Science shouldn't dictate American policy
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I like some one on reddit's comment, he shouldn't get the benefit of modern medicine then. If he doesn't think that we should be using science to dictate policy (especially policy when it comes to an agency that deals with environmental affects), then he shouldn't get the benefit of science either. If he thinks science is that useless than obviousl he has no use of it. Oh, also take away all his technology and everything science gave him. He obviously doesn't think it's useful in advancing our lives.
PingPongvonLaserstein
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I take a similar approach, except I ask myself "what would Joel Olsteen do?" and then I spend the rest of the day trying to bilk elderly people out of their Social Security money.
Says a group of individuals so fucking salty about the last 8 years that they're still blaming them for the shit they can't get done today when they have all the power.
Kirye
Member
Science, backed up by facts and years of investigations, shouldn't dictate American policy.
But religion, an essentially made up set of ancient rules that for the most part inhibits certain people's ability to live life the way they want to, should play huge parts in policy.
Yeah, that makes total sense.
But religion, an essentially made up set of ancient rules that for the most part inhibits certain people's ability to live life the way they want to, should play huge parts in policy.
Yeah, that makes total sense.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Pruitt needs to be on top list of people that need to go. He is a danger to everyone.
You need to read more about the "Dark Ages" if you trying to make this comparison.
googleplex
Member
I.... need a drink.
AstroNut325
Member
There are too many stupid people in the USA that legitimately believe climate change is fake/BS and think negatively of science.
Edit:
My citation: http://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1292&context=carsey
Godzilla's Left Toe
Member
Go fuck yourself Scott Pruitt you anti intellectual scum.
StrategyFan
Member
there aren't enough scientists in the capitol
might be a long-term problem when anyone with a brain chooses to avoid politics so that they don't have to deal with dumbasses like this guy on a daily basis
might be a long-term problem when anyone with a brain chooses to avoid politics so that they don't have to deal with dumbasses like this guy on a daily basis
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
About 1/3 or 35 percent give or take from that link. I wouldn't call that a lot but it is troubling.
Edit: Read one of the graphs wrong.
SoulUnison
Banned
I know you're being sarcastic - at least, I think - this "everything needs to be fair and balanced" bullshit needs to stop.
Some issues are legitimately just slanted if not entirely one-sided. Pretending every side deserves equal representation just makes every standpoint seem equally valid.
I bet you that voters would rally much more behind the scientific consensus if the political landscape and opinion-makers would simply not be so hostile and dismissive against science. The reason why they think negatively of science in this regard is because they've been told by politicians and opinon-makers - if they were told otherwise by the same people, I bet you that they'd come around.
SolarPowered
Member
He is right.
Only Russia gets to do that.
Only Russia gets to do that.
Guess my sarcasm wasn't obvious enough.
It's easy to study the stars, but climate science is "not close to being clear."
You know such a vapid statement can be made on cable news.
AlexFlame116
Member
You freaking idiot. If you're bringing religion into this, God is all about science when it comes to the Earth! He's not gonna save you from the climate changing cause it's your responsibility to help fix the Earth and it's environmental problems!
Data is backed by the evidence. What good does it do to reject it cause of your ego?!
Data is backed by the evidence. What good does it do to reject it cause of your ego?!
I'd also argue it has to do with an increasing # of the population becoming more non-religious. As more people become educated, they don't just accept evolution as an unproven theory, and other concepts that tend to push people more to not being as religious.
Kill Your Masters
Member
You go to Texas.
After whats happening now.
After science warned about what is coming.
And you have the audacity to deny science.
After whats happening now.
After science warned about what is coming.
And you have the audacity to deny science.
Kill Your Masters
Member
Cool.
I don't feel like paying taxes.
Or obeying laws generally.
Can I live a tax free life according to those people? Tax is some sort of science-y math witchcraft that shouldn't dictate policy.
Frankenstrat
Member
I hope that one day, the last trace of humanity left in the uninhabitable zones of the earth is a gigantic picture of this man and James Inhofe with a snowball on the senate floor, visible from space.
Blackpanther25
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OrlanisWorks
Banned
Gravity. We cant have it dictating our space program.
Baron Doggystyle von Woof
Member
The age of stupid.
Remember when science was the most important thing?
Remember when science was the most important thing?
RedAssedApe
Banned
how do we have the stupidest people in office? (rhetorical)
Bitch Pudding
Member
"You're not paid to think, Mr. Scientist!"
eBay Huckster
Member
wait, a third of the population of a country with 320 million people being varying degrees of mindbogglingly stupid isn't a lot?
Oh.
Oh.
Oh.
They are all Trump voters, aren't they. Except maybe Charlie, for some reason I feel like he would have voted for Hilary for some reason.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
2+2= Jesus
Same. Fuck this guy. And fuck every single person who keeps putting people like this into power and eroding society.
This asshat has one fucking job yet literally promotes everything except protecting the environment. He has no fucking clue what his role is supposed to be. Yes I realize that he was appointed to make sure the EPA is ineffective but he actually does not know what the EPA is supposed to do
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/18/pruitts-predecessors-pan-epa-originalism-philosophy-239669
Even if the EPA was still supposed to do nothing but clean up toxic waste like he incorrectly believes, he sucks at that too since he lined those programs up first on the chopping block
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/18/pruitts-predecessors-pan-epa-originalism-philosophy-239669
Even if the EPA was still supposed to do nothing but clean up toxic waste like he incorrectly believes, he sucks at that too since he lined those programs up first on the chopping block
BladeoftheImmortal
Member
Man. Why did I go to college and learn shit when I could have just been rich by being an idiot.
Good luck getting any NeoGAF Trump voters to reply here; they only come out of hiding when it's time to cry when they feel they are being persecuted by the GAF liberal hive mind. Weirdly enough they can never actually come out to defend Republican policies or beliefs.
Holy shit. 100% of the people who voted but didn't vote for president thought we should do more with renewables, and 99% thought climate change is happening, and it's human caused? I know a pretty good candidate who had something to say about those issues, dipshits.
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