March for Science or a march for Dogma?

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It is a sad day when people who don't understand a concept feel that they have to march to try to protect it from people who disagree with them. That is exactly what happened this past weekend. People, who live in cities- cities being the biggest nature-killer and cause of any manmade issues nature has- marched to try to, by sheer force of will, make everyone else understand that they are the protectors and projectors of science. Science has shown that urban heat islands are real. Observations and experiences demonstrate that urban sprawl destroys the natural ecosystems.

That's right- by sheer force of will and not via rigorous testing, ie science- they want to drown out all who disagree. And yes this is the very thing the Church did all too well. Heck it is the very thing those who crave or have power do to protect that power. It is what makes North Korea what it is. Those who marched should be very proud of themselves for the company they keep.

Science didn't say that CO2 is a pollutant. Science says CO2 is required to sustain the planet. Science didn't say that the climate is so sensitive to parts per million changes in atmospheric CO2 that man ought not keep burning fossil or any fuels that add to it. Only some scientists and laypeople are saying that- absent science to support them.

The point is that science doesn't need people to march for it as it stands and falls by the weight of evidence and testability. It is only when you don't have those that you would march or pound the table. And that is why all of those people marched. Sad, really.