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To: MrLucky who wrote (21065)	6/15/2006 2:40:16 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) of 541231

Politicizing the Global Warming issue will ravage a healthy society and drastically interfere with genuine scientific endeavors to effectively deal with the issue. Science has often been politicized into a popular politic; once that occurs, it becomes immune to caution or criticism, usually resulting in devastation. What are some common factors of mixing politics and science? 1) Critics are dismissed or harshly dealt with. 2) The basis in fact or science is unsettled. 3) Groups with other agendas are bandwagoning the movement because it appears high-minded and provides a springboard for other issues. 4) Claims of superiority are used to justify extreme actions. 5) The abstract cause is said to be greater than any human consequences. 6) Vague terms with no agreed upon definition are employed in the service of the new crisis. 7) Propagandized rhetoric to promote a particular party or movement. "when the search for truth is confused with political advocacy, the pursuit of knowledge is reduced to the quest for power." (Alston Chase) Regards, gem

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