Young Turks: 6% of Scientists Are Republicans

[Hissyspit]

Run time: 05:01 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACWtrfbk9ic   Posted on YouTube: July 11, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: July 11, 2009 By DU Member: Hissyspit Views on DU: 2797

 
Cenk comments on Pew Poll that shows six percent of scientist responded that they are registered as Republican.

CENK: "We look at it as 'Hey, you know what? Facts are facts. These are the guys whose job it is to find out facts, so of course, they wind up realizing that the Republicans are wrong, and besides, the Republicans are anti-science..." Whereas the conservatives look at it and they say 'See it. We knew the scientists were not to be trusted.'

I've said this many times. They are against anyone who brings you facts. If you're a scientist and you try to investigate what the facts are... journalists, professors."

[ihavenobias]

1. What kind of buffoon un-recommends this?

Nevermind, I just answered my own question.

;)

[Hissyspit]

2. Lurking Republican troll anti-scientist anti-fact stupid buffoons.

That kind.

[ihavenobias]

3. Probably true.

Although I've encountered a handful of people here who HATE Cenk, i.e. they've openly said they hate him, can't stand him, etc. I'm guessing they're salivating over the chance to downgrade any video/article that says "TYT/Young Turks/Cenk" in the title.

They don't even watch the video or read the article (as evidenced by the fact that the negative recs appear instantly).

[Hissyspit]

4. True that.

Some of those people may be lurking Republican troll anti-scientist anti-fact stupid buffoons, themselves. I notice we get a lot of trolls in the video forum because it is on the front page and thus more visible and prone to show up in google searches.

I agree that there are clearly regular DUers with axes (axii?) to grind who will misuse the unrec feature. Lots of ridiculous 'so-and-so is dead to me!' stuff here lately.

[Seldona]

5. I think there are far more fans than haters.

TYT is on the greatest page often for a reason.

[jgraz]

7. Yeah, this unrec feature is going to work out well

:eyes:

[eridani]

6. Actually, scientists don't "believe in" evolution or any other theory

They USE theories. Science is a checkable reality map, and the question "Where does it apply?" is more appropriate than "Is it true?" When I cross the Columbia River headed south, my Washington road map does not become untrue; it just becomes inapplicable.

[AlbertCat]

11. Actually, scientists don't "believe in" evolution or any other theory

Indeed. Scientists "trust" theories and the Scientific Method....they don't "believe" in them.... there's no need...they work and are trustworthy.

[Tat]

16. Nah. In a colloquial sense that's fine.

There is a massive amount of data supporting evolution and so it is clearly believed. Trust is a distinction without a difference. It isn't trust. In fact, you should try to destroy any theory you can. The end result is that if the theory has something behind it, it should be able to be falsified. Go ahead and use it, if it fails to work for you unlike the millions of other things we've tested that theory with, we'll give you the Nobel prize or something. You don't have to trust it either. It isn't something you accept, believe, or trust... it's what works. Though, generally speaking you can use those words.

[ejbr]

8. k & r n/t

[pleah]

9. K&R

[mwb970]

10. I could do without the other guy interrupting Cenk's points.

Was Paul Shaffer not available?

[ihavenobias]

13. That's General Wesley Clark's son, Wes Clark Jr.

I generally like him, but yes, he did interrupt Cenk here.

PS---Famous Rant From September 09, 2008:

TYT On Twitter: http://twitter.com/TheYoungTurks

[mwb970]

14. He wasn't anywhere near as annoying as Paul Shaffer,

In fact, he seemed to be consciously low-key, which I respect. It's just that he kept chiming in just as Cenk reached his point.

[gtar100]

12. LOL - "It's like trying to talk sense into a rock"

Great exclamation point at the end there.

[burning rain]

15. & doubtlessly some of the 6% are RINOs who deny the literal truth of Genesis.

I feel conservatives' pain. Life is hard when you're a cretard.

[krister]

17. It took someone until ??NOW?? to conduct such a poll?!?!

Were the Republicans not anti-intellectual enough throughout the Bush era?

::edit::

I hope you guys do know that Pew Research has a terrible librul bias so this poll means nothing.

[Archie_Leech]

18. Well if american english

was good enough for jesus then it's good enough for me?

Besides what has science ever done that was the facts?

If it wasn't for the faith of REAL americans who believe and have faith there wouldn't be the known fact the earth is round! OR that gawd created the electricity!

If it wasn't for gawd - as opposed to science - there would be no automobile to get us around as gawd intended!

Signing off the gawd-gifted-to-his-flock internet.....

[ihavenobias]

19. Kick n/t

[pam4water]

20. We need more scientist. Fewer repukes!

[ihavenobias]

21. Amen. n/t