Here are a couple of great quotes from a video clip on ClimateCrocks.com this morning. The quotes were in reference to scientists and climate change.....but I think they apply to
ALL MANKIND....and to ALL DISCIPLINES.Whether you are talking about RussiaGate, global warming, sports, politics, religion, or
ANY OTHER SUBJECT.....the FOCUS should always be GETTING TO THE TRUTH.....USING THE AVAILABLE FACTS AND EVIDENCE. PERIOD.What happened with Greg Fishel below.....was that he first "thought"....that global warming was garbage. Maybe he didn't look hard enough at first....or maybe he just
WANTED global warming to be garbage. We don't know what the
BIAS's were that he had. But
BEFORE he really dove into the subject...he had a BIAS towards not believing it. But over time....he eventually had to face up to the truth (because it NEVER goes away
).
And that is the same for politics.....or national affairs like
RUSSIAGATE. Some people
DON'T want it to be true. Some people....maybe because they have an affinity towards a particular Russian leader (
).....have a bias towards
NOT believing that RussiaGate is really truth.
Anyway....my point is this: No matter
WHICH side of an argument you are on....you should
ALWAYS GUARD AGAINST BIAS. You should
ALWAYS ask yourself: "Am I being objective"......"am I looking for the truth, or just what I
WANT the truth to be?"
“I was a hardcore skeptic. The mistake I was making, and didn’t realize it until very recently, was that I was only looking for information to support what I already thought, and was not interested in listening to anything contrary.” Greg Fishel, Meteorologist, Raleigh, North Carolina
And below...another good quote from another meteorologist:
[size=12pt
]“Like any good scientist, you always take in the information, and then you question it and you research it yourself and find out what’s really going on.” Amber Sullins, Meteorologist, Phoenix, AZ[/size]
It applies not only to scientists....but to everyone else as well.
LOOK FOR THE TRUTH.... And even AFTER you have an
ESTABLISHED POSITION on a subject.....
CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR THE TRUTH....and question yourself from time-to-time to make SURE you aren't ignoring the real facts and truth that is in front of you.