How opposite-think took over our politics. By Patrick West. We live in a time of opposite-think, a topsy-turvy era in which truths become distorted and inverted. Words refer to the reverse of what they once did, and most things are no longer what they seem. Ours is a woke epoch in which women can have…
How opposite-think took over our politics — The Wentworth Report
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The Intellectual and Moral Decline in Academic Research — The Wentworth Report
The Intellectual and Moral Decline in Academic Research, by Edward Archer. My experiences at four research universities and as a National Institutes of Health (NIH) research fellow taught me that the relentless pursuit of taxpayer funding has eliminated curiosity, basic competence, and scientific integrity in many fields. Yet, more importantly, training in “science” is now […]
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Peer Review Is Bunk — Big Picture News, Informed Analysis
A report I wrote for the Global Warming Policy Foundation was released today. It explains that peer-reviewed research is as likely to be wrong as right. Basing public policy on findings that haven’t yet been reproduced is nuts.
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NASA hides page saying the Sun was the primary climate driver, and clouds and particles are more important than greenhouse gases — NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT
By Paul Homewood Repost from Jo Nova: The NASA site used to have a page titled “What are the primary forcings of the Earth system?“. In 2010 this page said that the Sun is the major driver of Earth’s climate, that it controls all the major aspects, and we may be on the cusp […]
CLIMATE Change For Dummies
Climate Change Solar Cycles
Warming fears are the “worst scientific scandal in the history…When people come to
know what the truth is, they will feel deceived by science and scientists.” – UN IPCC
Japanese Scientist Dr. Kiminori Itoh, an award-winning PhD environmental physical
chemist.
“The whole climate change issue is about to fall apart — Heads will roll!” – South African UN Scientist Dr. Will Alexander, April 12, 2009
“I am a skeptic…Global warming has become a new religion.” – Nobel Prize Winner for
Physics, Ivar Giaever.
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STARS similar to our Sun — “solar proxies” — enable scientists to look through a window in time to see the harsh conditions prevailing in the early or future Solar System, as well as in planetary systems around other stars. These studies could lead to profound insights into the origin of life on Earth and reveal how likely (or unlikely) the rise…
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Where Socialism and Communism got it wrong
Where Socialism and Communism got it wrong:
Assumption: Man’s nature can be molded to serve the state altruistically
Truth: Man’s nature is fixed; self comes first and work for the state fulfills self-interest, but only after his/her basic needs are met.
Assumption: People are only members of a supposedly uniform group
Truth: People are individuals and each has value; groups are not uniform
Assumption: Competition is bad and unfair
Truth: Competition is good; it produces more and better products and services at lower prices for all through incentives
Assumption: Winning is unfair to losers and all others
Truth: Winning is good for all; it encourages people to strive to do better and gives everyone a goal to strive for.
Assumption: Equal outcomes are more fair
Truth: Equal outcomes are unfair to achievers, but equal opportunity is good; outcomes will vary based on ability and effort; equal opportunity encourages people to try harder and to do better. Equal outcome penalizes people with more skills, talent and that work harder. It is a “race to mediocrity.”
Assumption: The economy is a zero-sum game; the pie is a fixed size; if some get more it is because others are deprived.
Truth: The economy is a dynamic, growing system; the pie can expand with new opportunities, goods, services; success of one does not detract from future successes of others. A rising tide raises all boats.
Assumption: “The Rich” are evil and unfair; they are hoarding so others must do without
Truth: “The Rich,” aka successful people, invest, employ, build, improve and give charitably to humane and environmentally friendly causes.
Assumption: Big Corporations are bad; they’re only after the money and don’t care about the environment or the people.
Truth: See Truth: “The Rich” above; as models they incentivize others to compete for market share through innovation and extra effort. They also must live in the world they create so that care for society and the environment are naturally important to them.
Assumption: Big Corporations exploit workers
Truth: Corporations provide employees with income and benefits they otherwise wouldn’t have. It is in their best interest to pay people a wage that allows them to buy the goods produced or sold. To keep the best employees, wages are kept competitive.
Assumption: Big Corporations are greedy and keep profits for themselves.
Truth: Corporations provide wages and valuable goods and services, but wouldn’t stay in business if they got nothing from it. Corporations must have reserves to survive in bad times, meet payrolls, grow the business, provide secure retirement for employees, support advertising, research and innovation, invest or buy smaller businesses to expand product lines and grow market share.
Science is distorted by progressive philosophy 