by Joe Siano
“There are three sides to every story: your side, my side, and the
truth. And no one is lying.”
- Robert Evans, Hollywood Legend
The science of optics demonstrates
that white light
is comprised of all the colors of the spectrum. My
"Whiteness” makes me a Person of All Colors. Diverse and inclusive of all. Just follow the science.
Genetics and paleontology
suggest that all homo
sapiens evolved on the African continent.
As I always believed, and as the Bible teaches, we all brothers of a
common mother. Just follow the science.
The American College of Pediatricians maintains that:
“life
begins at conception—fertilization. At fertilization, the human being
emerges as a whole, genetically distinct, individuated zygotic living human
organism, a member of the species Homo sapiens, needing only the proper
environment in order to grow and develop. The difference between the individual
in its adult stage and in its zygotic stage is one of form, not nature. This statement
focuses on the scientific evidence of when an individual human life begins.”
Just following that
science.
We hear plenty form
our Governing classes about “following the science”. I advise that we follow the money
Today’s most
pressing conflicts are no longer waged on battlefields by generals and
soldiers. They are contended in the
halls of bureaucracy, the floors of legislatures, the towers of academia and most importantly, in the court of public opinion. Winning in the court of public opinion
demands that “science” be on your side.
Just as O.J. needed
a team of slick lawyers, politicians and activists rely on “science” to
win the day.
Thus we hear the ubiquitous
mantra that “we follow the science.” Caveat emptor, scientific professionals are
likely to be hired truth spinners rather than truth seekers.
Ludwig von Mises, in discussing his particular branch of science observes:
“The early economists devoted themselves to the study of the problems
of economics. In lecturing and writing books they were eager to communicate to
their fellow citizens the results of their thinking. They tried to influence
public opinion in order to make sound policies prevail in the conduct of civic
affairs. They never conceived of economics as a profession”
The earliest
economists, Adam Smith, David Riccardo, Jean Baptiste Say, etc. were seekers of
truth, in league with physical scientists like Euclid, Newton, Kepler, Darwin,
Mendel and the like. They sought to
enlighten our understanding of the universe and natural phenomena.
However, Mises looked
askance at the burgeoning economics “profession”:
“The development of a profession of economists is an offshoot of
interventionism. The professional economist is the specialist who is
instrumental in designing various measures of government interference with
business.
There are thousands and thousands of such professional experts busy in the
bureaus of the governments and of the various political parties and pressure
groups and in the editorial offices of party newspapers and pressure-group
periodicals. Others are employed as advisers by business or run independent
agencies.
But the philosophy that guides their activities narrows their horizon. By
virtue of their connection with definite parties and pressure groups, eager to
acquire special privileges, they become one-sided. They shut their eyes to the
remoter consequences of the policies they are advocating. With them nothing
counts but the short run concern of the group they are serving. The
ultimate aim of their efforts is to make their clients prosper at the expense
of other people”.
“Professionalism”
has overtaken scientific inquiry resulting from the:
1.
Formalization
of commercial Research & Development by Thomas Edison in Menlo Park, NJ
2.
Scientific
investment in national defense including nuclear weapons, aero-space
technology, space exploration, biological warfare and related digital
technology
3.
The
Food and Drug Administration which continued to erect higher and higher
barriers to entry in the pharmaceutical and medical fields
No doubt, a great
many, perhaps the preponderances of scientific professionals, are pure of heart,
following the data to logical conclusions.
Nor I am a luddite. I embrace the
creature comforts and conveniences that science and technology have delivered to my
door.
However, the overwhelming percentage of “basic” scientific research is funded directly by the the government or by universities beholden to government largess. And this we know from Public Choice economists - politicians and government bureaucrats invest taxpayer dollars in those programs which directly benefit the officeholder.
“Scientific” socialism killed millions. The “sciences” of natural selection and eugenics underscored racist agendas of Adolph Hitler and Margaret Sanger.
Today's totalitarian elites of the media, government and the academy
brandish “science” to control every facet of our lives. Case in point, we know that the earth was
warmer hundreds of years before
the Industrial Revolution. In fact, global temperatures have fluctuated
wildly over the millennia with neither help nor hinderance from humans. Yet politicians and their scientific minions
want us to turn the keys of the global economy over to them.
It has been oft observed that a good prosecutor could get a
grand jury to indict a ham sandwich.
Likewise, a smooth-tongued scientist can wield selected data points,
regression analyses and subjective
conclusions to support the ends of his paymasters.
Be careful. Follow the money, before you follow the “science” over a cliff.
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