Nope. "Questioning" implies that they'd pay attention to answers. "Denying" means that that they have no interest in answers; only in denying that it's real.
It says question *or* doubt. They doubt AGW is real.
I find it very difficult to be offended by someone referring to me as a cracker, I'd have to stop laughing first.
That's your White Privilege (TM) talking.
Proper skepticism promotes scientific inquiry, critical investigation, and the use of reason in examining controversial and extraordinary claims. It is foundational to the scientific method. Denial, on the other hand, is the a priori rejection of ideas without objective consideration.
That's funny. The first definition on Google states "a person inclined to question or doubt all accepted opinions.", which seems to be a good fit for those who are denying global warming. If anything, it seems as though the Fellows of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry should call themselves something different.
Hence why actual skeptics want to be distanced from them.
What constitutes an "actual" skeptic?
The term Cracker is much more descriptive, draws a distinction between the two but, just never seemed to catch the ear of the media darlings the put on the news.
Maybe that's because of it's alternate meaning...
...she maybe was a useful engineer at Google...
What makes you think that?
What makes you think she wasn't? She went to Stanford, which isn't exactly a school for chumps, so she probably has a pretty good head on her shoulders. However, being a good engineer does not necessarily equate to being a good CEO. If nothing else, she's useful as a PR piece in these days of "girls in STEM".
Gee, lets do the same with everything. No government regulation for anything. After all, you can choose what is an acceptable risk. So what if you didn't know that Uber drivers aren't properly insured? Why not unregulated food manufacturers who can sell you bacteria-laced meat? Why not unregulated cars that are unsafe at any speed?
Yes, food & automobile manufacturers have a strong incentive to kill their customers. It's good for long-term profits.
Why not unregulated medicines that are as likely to kill as to cure?
Vioxx was FDA approved, and killed 60,000 people. Meanwhile, effective drugs are unnecessarily kept off of the market by the FDA, like Provenge. And those are only 2 examples.
And unregulated banks that can take your money and run?
Or the regulated banks that can do that legally.
Hey, go all the way - allow the issuing of unregulated currencies
Why not? The Fed has done such a bang-up job.
the use of non-credentialed teachers from the local state pen, and everything else?
Yes, credentialed pedophiles that the teachers' union support are much better.
The fact is that regulations are supposed to ensure that the consumer doesn't have to spend hours investigation who is and who isn't competent themselves, as well as provide a feedback mechanism when the regulations are broken.
There are a boatload of ways to find out about what products are good and which businesses provide competent employees, such as the Better Business Bureau, Consumer Reports, Underwriters Laboratory, as well as review web sites, etc. I'm not saying unregulated markets would be perfect, but I believe that they would by and large be a better solution than the current regulatory morass we have in this country.
If birds had teeth, they would evolve into mammal-eaters and pose great threat to any mamal that lives above surface.
Eagles, hawks & owls all eat mammals.Sure, they're mice, rabbits, small cats, etc., but they're still mammals.
The "terrorists are cowards" meme is absurd. Whatever their misguided reasons, someone who is prepared to risk death or lengthy imprisonment for a cause is not a physical coward.
It's absurd from the sense that the terrorist that is carrying out the attack is not a coward, however the terrorist leaders that order them to go out and carry out the attacks tend to be cowered away in safety.
You'll find your bag of money on the basement level of the parking garage behind the garbage can in the southwest corner.
Sincerely,
The Trial Lawyers
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