tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973938108988281018.post2733010754446334720..comments2024-02-06T03:23:37.329-08:00Comments on No Jesus, No Peas: Why you should always practice humility if you are in the majority positionJames Sweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212877636980569324noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973938108988281018.post-52069216870615937612012-04-10T11:39:05.240-07:002012-04-10T11:39:05.240-07:00Yeah, good point on that one. I was thinking ther...Yeah, good point on that one. I was thinking there are cases where this doesn't apply, but something as clear-cut as that hadn't occurred to me yet.James Sweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212877636980569324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973938108988281018.post-7208219387780662892012-04-10T11:01:30.994-07:002012-04-10T11:01:30.994-07:00What you say is true if the question is genuinely ...What you say is true if the question is genuinely unsettled, with good arguments on both sides. But I take the majority view (among scientists) on both evolution and global warming. My feeling is that the minority, who deny those theories, may well have closed their ears to the evidence for those theories or at least failed to take the time needed to understand it. Science <i>works</i> and it's wrong to be too humble about it.David Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13590531184544289491noreply@blogger.com