tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post4124548964750921305..comments2023-09-28T08:13:11.489-07:00Comments on Only In It For The Gold: It's about trustMichael Tobishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-76306405593162841672008-05-18T23:23:00.000-07:002008-05-18T23:23:00.000-07:00A more economic way of phrasing that would be that...A more economic way of phrasing that would be that <B>behavior</B> will <B>emerge</B> that <B>favors</B> the <B>actor</B>, when <B>incentives</B> are present, or even <B>possible</B>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-20329501151850479892008-05-17T18:51:00.000-07:002008-05-17T18:51:00.000-07:00The point is simply that commercial interests can ...The point is simply that commercial interests can be expected to twist the evidence to support their own interests in public debates. <BR/><BR/>I don't think this is necessary; it's possible for me to imagine a culture where this didn't happen. We just aren't in one right now.Michael Tobishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-46908509796775582008-05-17T16:57:00.000-07:002008-05-17T16:57:00.000-07:00Sorry for being late to the party, but I'm a bit l...Sorry for being late to the party, but I'm a bit lost as to what your point is. The debate about sunlight exposure and overall cancer risk is perfectly legitimate (see, for example, <A HREF="http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/news/20031120/could-too-little-sun-cause-cancer" REL="nofollow">here</A>). I think we are all inclined to take too narrow a view of things if we aren't careful: dermatologists don't see many pancreatic cancers, so they may tend to discount them. I see no analogy to global warming or cigarette smoking, where the few benefits are overwhelmingly outweighed by the drawbacks. Or am I totally missing your point?S Molnarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116575142584565963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-7189022638666029702008-05-14T08:57:00.000-07:002008-05-14T08:57:00.000-07:00GL, I thought the example was completely made up b...GL, I thought the example was completely made up but I see it isn't. For me, whether the example itself is valid is not really the point at all. See the update to the text of this posting for perhaps a better example.<BR/><BR/>Dano, presume you mean by 3 mg per day every day...Michael Tobishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-22669295242165685282008-05-14T08:19:00.000-07:002008-05-14T08:19:00.000-07:00So it's essentially a debate about trust in scient...<I>So it's essentially a debate about trust in scientific authority, not about the science itself. </I><BR/><BR/>Right. Hence the argumentation like 'robed priests', data archiving procedures, politicization, etc etc etc. <BR/><BR/>Something that is successful for me is asking someone if they trust their meds - because if their argument is true, then you shouldn't take meds because the same procedures apply (also, if a few ppmv can't harm the environment, then upping your dose by 35% shouldn't harm you either, by that logic - go ahead and increase your Valium by 3 mg and tell us how you do).<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>DDanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709762632849004871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-32706699349831019942008-05-14T07:07:00.000-07:002008-05-14T07:07:00.000-07:00Because you have to be so close to the star to ena...Because you have to be so close to the star to enable liquid water, and this means tide locking and solar flares? But is that a definite no? <BR/><BR/>I think this (again) is a bad example.<BR/><BR/>There are a lot more red dwarfs than for example sun-like G class stars in the milky way. Perhaps 75% compared to 2% of all stars.<BR/><BR/>So I think it's worth looking at. I'm not meaning there's any huge controversy about it or anything.<BR/><BR/>I'm a long time reader of Paul Gilster's Centauri Dreams blog, where I get most of the info on what's happening on the scene.<BR/>http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=1796Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com