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Mike_Rochford
at Tue Oct 6 19:33:19 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Mike_Rochford ]
I agree. The problem is that none of us (including me) can tell when the scientist reports the whole range and when the scientist only reports the upper number unless we are there during the interview or they show the entire interview, uncut. And I would say that the politicians are just as bad as the media. Anyone who has seen "Religulous" may be familiar with the quote from the Arkansas senator who said "you don't have to take an IQ test to be in the senate." Scary. These people toss around facts that they've heard maybe one time as if they're some kind of expert and they often tell the wrong story.
There is nothing wrong with calling BS when it is appropriate. We just need to be careful that we're accusing the right people at the right times and it's hard to say who/when that is in some of these scenarios. And, just as it is ok to call BS on scientists/reporters/politicians when they mess up, it is also ok to call BS on the Barkers when they say something wrong. Anyone who reads that paper and takes every word of it as fact needs a reality check. I just want to make sure people have the correct information available to them (the Barkers included).
Mike
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RE: good article on burm numbers - Mike_Rochford, Tue Oct 6 19:33:19 2009