tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post115035259400155238..comments2023-05-03T04:30:21.758-07:00Comments on NCFocus: FEMA fraud story - which headline is not like the others?Anna Hayneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-1151035579193834422006-06-22T21:06:00.000-07:002006-06-22T21:06:00.000-07:00> Re question #1. I am not looking for alingment.....> Re question #1. I am not looking for alingment...<BR/><BR/>My question was a "yes or no" question about process, not a "what are you looking for" question.<BR/><BR/>Russ, it's starting to feel like engaging with you on these issues isn't moving understanding forward - I ask you a question, repeatedly, and in response you repeatedly address a related issue but not the question I asked.<BR/><BR/>Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-1150957986769282072006-06-21T23:33:00.000-07:002006-06-21T23:33:00.000-07:00Russ, thanks for taking the time to write in respo...Russ, thanks for taking the time to write in response to my questions.<BR/><BR/>I still don't see an answer to my question #1.<BR/><BR/>I didn't phrase #2 very well, but your response did bring this to mind:<BR/><BR/>You're frequently criticizing those who "cherry pick" the data, but you don't seem to have any problem with getting a hefty chunk of your worldview from a "site sponsored by a PR Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-1150779885718653742006-06-19T22:04:00.000-07:002006-06-19T22:04:00.000-07:00> under the new authoritarian science based on con...> under the new authoritarian science based on consensus, science doesn't matter much any more<BR/><BR/>Ouch.<BR/>:-}<BR/>What I don't see mentioned in the above piece is that the _scientists_ aren't forming their _own_ views based on voting or authoritarianism; they analyze and weigh the evidence, and base their judgement on that. No it's not perfect, it's just the best system we have.<BR/><BR/Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-1150775780026623932006-06-19T20:56:00.000-07:002006-06-19T20:56:00.000-07:00Russ, that's an awful lot of work. If citizens di...Russ, that's an awful lot of work. If citizens did what you recommend, do you think their views would end up being more aligned with the scientists', or less?<BR/>(I ask since I believe that, empirically, the approach citizens should take in evaluating evidence is the one that _does_ most closely align their views to those of the experts.)<BR/><BR/>(yes, this is a trick question, given that the Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-1150434976132657872006-06-15T22:16:00.000-07:002006-06-15T22:16:00.000-07:00Also, a question for Russ - re your respect for Fo...Also, a question for Russ - re your respect for Fox News, and your frequent citing of Tech Central Station articles (TCS is published by a lobbying firm) and research/articles from other industry-funded sources, and saying you don't waste time reading stories from the Associated Press - <BR/>A year ago in blog comments (<A HREF="http://ncfocus.blogspot.com/2005/04/Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-1150434639809126962006-06-15T22:10:00.000-07:002006-06-15T22:10:00.000-07:00OK, so a "sorry, no help here" from Russ. (along w...OK, so a "sorry, no help here" from Russ. (along with much detail/bait, which Bruce rose to...)<BR/><BR/>The nice thing about a straight headline-comparison study would be that it's not subjective and can't be spun, either deliberately or by one's inherent human nature/bias ("science is what we do to keep from fooling ourselves" said Feynman; same practices should be used in journalism, said <A Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-1150426423006771542006-06-15T19:53:00.000-07:002006-06-15T19:53:00.000-07:00Russ, how can you, with a straight face, say that ...Russ, how can you, with a straight face, say that fox even "trys" to give both sides? You must mean both "Right" sides: spin and lies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com