We kill people over politics, Democrat kills Republican

[Lord Jim]

Wow, does that ever not tell me anything...

First of all it's six years old, and second how did they determine who qualified as a "scientist"?

Did they self-identify?

[liberty]

Was that crockpot wielded by a scientist or a non-scientist?


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/1 ... 29382.html

Only Six Percent Of Scientists Are Republicans: Pew Poll
Posted: 08/10/2009 5:12 am EDT Updated: 02/12/2013 11:43 am EST

A new study by the Pew Research Center finds that the GOP is alienating scientists to a startling degree.

Only six percent of America's scientists identify themselves as Republicans; fifty-five percent call themselves Democrats. By comparison, 23 percent of the overall public considers itself Republican, while 35 percent say they're Democrats.

The ideological discrepancies were similar. Nine percent of scientists said they were "conservative" while 52 percent described themselves as "liberal," and 14 percent "very liberal." The corresponding figures for the general public were 37, 20 and 5 percent.

Among the general public, moderates and independents ranked higher than any party or ideology. But among scientists, there were considerably more Democrats (55%) than independents (32%) and Republicans (6%) put together. There were also more liberals (52%) than moderates (35%) and conservatives (9%) combined.

"These results were not a complete surprise," said Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research at Pew, in an interview with the Huffington Post. He said they can be mostly attributed to "the difference between Democratic and Republican parties with respect to issues."

yrs,
rubato

Yes perhaps so Rub, but how many of the scientist are really scientist or just a person making a living with in what is considered a scientific field. Does not being scientist demand devotion to the scientific process. In science does not something only become a fact after it has been demonstrated through a controlled and verified experiment to be true.

[MajGenl.Meade]

No. It never becomes a fact. It becomes the most satisfactory/fitting/appropriate/explanatory/etc. explanation, subject to later scientific advances in knowledge, equipment and so on.

It's rather silly to start "well, who says they were scientists?" enquiries. I guess rube's point is that the crockpot wielding crazy is more likely to be a scientist.

[rubato]

Rube is making fun of your moronic generalizations.


And wholly unsurprised that you don't get it.


yrs,
rubato

[wesw]

did you know that 100% of nuclear bombs were created by scientists? so..., the deaths of all the people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were and the threat of nuclear holocaust was caused by scientists.

so, you democrats have a lot to answer for.

yrs,

rudebutthole

[dgs49]

Good heavens, what a crockpot load of unmitigated bullshit that "scientist" poll is! I have worked for decades with engineers, matallurgists, degreed IT engineers, and degreed chemists, and any of them who are either Democrat or liberal, or some combination of the two must be going incognito, because I've never actually met one. But I suppose that even though they work every day in scientific professions they are not actually "scientists."

Definitely a "democrat" definition of scientist - meaning, the definition is whatever I say it is. Obviously, the "poll" was limited to "scientists" living in academe.

Even posting that drivel here is incredible.

[Scooter]

I have worked for decades with engineers, matallurgists, degreed IT engineers, and degreed chemists

And why would any of them have engaged in conversations about their political leanings with the janitor who pretends to have studied law?

[Guinevere]

I have so missed you Scooter.

[wesw]

I love lawyers who , instead of using reasoned arguments, resort to insults and attacks. priceless.

I so miss you RR, the voice of reason.

[wesw]

let s compare the lawyers on the board to dogs, just for fun.

sue, guin, and scooter, who I guess may be some Canadian lawyer, or maybe just an honorary one here, are pitbulls. attack attack attack, right or wrong...

RR is the giant gentle mastiff. powerful and wise. confident in his place.

bigsky is the lovable little havanese, running around chasing her little tail. but quick to scare if approached at all aggressively, and liable to snap at you

[Joe Guy]

...and you are now in the doghouse...

[Scooter]

Isn't it fascinating how those who whine about personal attacks and the lack of reasoned argument are always, without exception, the first to engage in the former, and wouldn't recognize the latter if it smacked them full on in the face.

I'm sure someone has done a study of that. And then when someone here attempts to discredit it using imaginary personal anecdotes, we will no doubt see even more whining about "personal attacks" towards those who aren't shy about calling that out.

[MajGenl.Meade]

...and you are now in under the doghouse...

FTFY

On another subject, my wife's up in Vermont taking a little holiday. Just texted me about her day and looking forward to coming home tomorrow. I texted back "Wonderful!" She replied "Oh, what a typo!". Heck's she mean? Oops - I'd texted "Wonderfukl"

And now back to your regular village idiots

[Guinevere]

Well dang -you should go up and get her. Hit one of the great little burger and beer joints I know: http://worthyvermont.com/worthy-burger/.

Or stay the week. I'll be there next Friday.

[Sue U]

Well dang -you should go up and get her. Hit one of the great little burger and beer joints I know: http://worthyvermont.com/worthy-burger/.

Worthy Poutine

Worthy Fries topped with Duck Fat Gravy, Confit Heritage Pork Belly, Smoked Plymouth Cheddar, Herbs & Pickled Shallots

O.... M..... G....., how fast will that kill us?

[MajGenl.Meade]

Not as quickly as my wife would should I try to have her eat one

[Guinevere]

Well dang -you should go up and get her. Hit one of the great little burger and beer joints I know: http://worthyvermont.com/worthy-burger/.

Worthy Poutine

Worthy Fries topped with Duck Fat Gravy, Confit Heritage Pork Belly, Smoked Plymouth Cheddar, Herbs & Pickled Shallots

O.... M..... G....., how fast will that kill us?

We can split it. And have some red wine. Once in a blue moon its ok.....

[Guinevere]

let s compare the lawyers on the board to dogs, just for fun.

sue, guin, and scooter, who I guess may be some Canadian lawyer, or maybe just an honorary one here, are pitbulls. attack attack attack, right or wrong...

RR is the giant gentle mastiff. powerful and wise. confident in his place.

bigsky is the lovable little havanese, running around chasing her little tail. but quick to scare if approached at all aggressively, and liable to snap at you

WOOF!

[Sue U]

Pitbull? Moi???



You must be mistaken.

[MajGenl.Meade]

You guys are wicked good!!!!