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What is so special about ‘science’? : Comments
By Don Aitkin, published 13/3/2015Around the word ‘science’, people called ‘scientists’ have practised what in sociology is called ‘closure’: science has become a form of territory, and strangers are warned off.
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I am not engaging in actual AGW debate.
My view and comments are from real life experience involving collapse of SW Pacific Islands culture and ocean ecosystems that is in turn causing economic and political turmoil that science should be addressing.
I am endeavouring to involve science in the humanities.
Don Aitkin’s article is inspiring debate here on OLO and I am responding with a single straight forward question. That question provides practical example that shows present day science and debate apparently does not include ocean algae plant matter, and that AGW science is therefore very incomplete.
Science should be leading society toward prosperity and peace instead of higher carbon trading associated electricity, fuel and food bills.
Science should be welcoming problems that can be solved while generating resources for science and new productivity and business and employment.
Instead criticism arises, yours Craig, without any evidence as to why discussion on this thread should not include AGW and incomplete science that should be completed.
The future is not hopeful from my point of view because breaking down the barriers across science and the humanities is going nowhere, maybe backwards.
Present human behaviour objecting to AGW comment on this thread about science could prevent interaction.
To interact, why not try and answer my question and see if the answer leads to major resources for science, leading to new productivity and business and employment and a healthier environment and people as well?
Science should be helping to create success for humanity, instead making comment that may stifle debate and knowledge.
Science could be very special and very important to humanity in many ways