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[–]madcow-5 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

when the overwhelming majority of geologists & archeologists will tell you that the earth is several billion years old, and definitely not the 6-10,000 implied in the bible, it does make you a science denier to claim the jury is still out on the matter, regardless of what Kurt Wise has to say about it.

Literally never said such a thing.

And you seem to be missing the point to, that someone disagreeing with you on a political subject doesn't mean they're a bible-thumping "#SCIENCE!" denier.

I'm not religious at all.

Your original post was acting like political disagreement is what will get you called anti-science or a science denier. It isn't.

That's literally what caused Socks to chime in and call me a science denier. All I did was point this out, and pointing that out got you guys all fired up, screaming "#SCIENCE!" denier!

Actually dismissing the overwhelming consensus of scientists, which you were doing, is what gets you called a science denier.

Literally nowhere did I do this.

And you're now doing exactly what I'm talking about. Claiming someone is a bible-thumping science denier if you feel like they're criticizing you or might disagree with your politics.

[–]FediNetizen 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I brought up young earth creationism because it's an even more obnoxious example of denialism, that I assumed you would understand the ridiculousness of, so that I could draw parallels to help you see why what you were saying qualifies as science denialism. I didn't bring it up because I was accusing you of being a young earth creationist.

In regards to your 2nd claim, that you never dismissed the scientific consensus on global warming, I guess I should remind you of your own comment from just a few days ago that spurred that whole argument. You claimed that asserting that human activity is the primary cause of global warming was a "tremendous leap" and that "the jury was still out on the matter'. That you used that 2nd phrase is why I used the same phrase in my previous comment, to draw the parallels between what you were saying, and what a young earth creationist would say about geology.

[–]madcow-5 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

You're doing exactly what I posted about... Just digging your heals in because you know you've made yourself an example of it.

Someone disagrees with a political view or policy outlook, or criticizes a study = bible thumping science denier.

The comment was about how cult-like the #SCIENCE! worshippers have become, and you're a prime example of it. You believe in blindly trusting what someone in a suit on the television says, and confuse that for science.

[–]FediNetizen 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

No, what I'm doing is addressing the grievances you laid out in your previous comment, while also pointing out where you made a false claim. Or, if you want to be charitable, a claim that you didn't realize was wrong.