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It's precisely the same argument as that given for the [[global warming theory]] that human activities such as burning fossil fuels are causing excessive and harmful warming of the atmosphere. First, it involves an [[appeal to authority]], rather than laying out the evidence. Science is not complicated. Any 10-year-old can understand that whether a hypothesis is confirmed or contradicted by evidence. The '''essence''' of successful research is [[scientific skepticism]]. Second, they are telling skeptics to shut up: labeling objections as "tendentious" and refusing [[scientific debate]]. Third, they pretend that the urgent need for action trumps the need to be sure about just what action should be taken. It doesn't make sense to spend billions of dollars on trying to prove something and nothing at all double-checking. A significant amount of funds should go into research which attempts to the theory. In science, "[[falsification]]" does not mean creating a false document but rather discovering facts which contradict a hypothesis or theory. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] ^{[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]} 08:23, 8 January 2009 (EST)

It's precisely the same argument as that given for the [[global warming theory]] that human activities such as burning fossil fuels are causing excessive and harmful warming of the atmosphere. First, it involves an [[appeal to authority]], rather than laying out the evidence. Science is not complicated. Any 10-year-old can understand that whether a hypothesis is confirmed or contradicted by evidence. The '''essence''' of successful research is [[scientific skepticism]]. Second, they are telling skeptics to shut up: labeling objections as "tendentious" and refusing [[scientific debate]]. Third, they pretend that the urgent need for action trumps the need to be sure about just what action should be taken. It doesn't make sense to spend billions of dollars on trying to prove something and nothing at all double-checking. A significant amount of funds should go into research which attempts to the theory. In science, "[[falsification]]" does not mean creating a false document but rather discovering facts which contradict a hypothesis or theory. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] ^{[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]} 08:23, 8 January 2009 (EST)

*Gee, Ed, I never knew you were an HIV denialist... --_{[[Special:Contributions/AutoFire|<font color= 'black' face= 'OCR A Extended'>trans</font>]]}[[User:AutoFire|<font color= 'red' face= 'OCR A Extended'>Resident Transfan</font>]]^{[[User Talk:AutoFire|<font color= 'black' face= 'OCR A Extended'>form!</font>]]} 22:30, 8 January 2009 (EST)

:Gee, Ed, I never knew you were an HIV denialist... --_{[[Special:Contributions/AutoFire|<font color= 'black' face= 'OCR A Extended'>trans</font>]]}[[User:AutoFire|<font color= 'red' face= 'OCR A Extended'>Resident Transfan</font>]]^{[[User Talk:AutoFire|<font color= 'black' face= 'OCR A Extended'>form!</font>]]} 22:30, 8 January 2009 (EST)