Geniuses Never Pay Attention.

Science Is A Kind Of Glorified Tailoring Enterprise, A Method For Taking Measurements That Describe Something ? Reality ? That May Not Be Understood At All.

We All Live Every Day In Virtual Environments, Defined By Our Ideas.

The Greatest Challenge Facing Mankind Is The Challenge Of Distinguishing Reality From Fantasy, Truth From Propaganda. Perceiving The Truth Has Always Been A Challenge To Mankind, But In The Information Age (or As I Think Of It, The Disinformation Age) It Takes On A Special Urgency And Importance.

Right Now, Scientists Are In Exactly The Same Position As Renaissance Painters, Commissioned To Make The Portrait The Patron Wants Done, And If They Are Smart, They'll Make Sure Their Work Subtly Flatters The Patron. Not Overtly. Subtly.

In My View, Our Approach To Global Warming Exemplifies Everything That Is Wrong With Our Approach To The Environment. We Are Basing Our Decisions On Speculation, Not Evidence. Proponents Are Pressing Their Views With More Pr Than Scientific Data. Indeed, We Have Allowed The Whole Issue To Be Politicized-red Vs Blue, Republican Vs Democrat. This Is In My View Absurd. Data Aren't Political. Data Are Data. Politics Leads You In The Direction Of A Belief. Data, If You Follow Them, Lead You To Truth.