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Bluenorthwest

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16. Lots of sound and fury signifiying nothing.

Reply to HuckleB (Reply #14)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 10:47 AM

Jul 2016

You are calling the article you cited a strawman. Most of what I posted is from the article you posted. I agree with it. I do not agree with your framing of the article.

If you can't discuss the content of the article you posted, I have no idea what to tell you. I agree with the author of that piece when he says "We should wait for the science." Your verbiage seeks to suggest that the science is here, finished and done. That is not what the author says at all. The study he discusses, not good science. That's why he says 'wait for the science' rather than 'here, let me lay out the science for you'. It's why he urges caution and study rather than urging casual use and trust of the product.

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Glyphosate, Neurological Diseases – And The Scientific Method: How Not To Do Science. [View all] HuckleB Jul 2016 OP

Did Samsel and Seneff Show That "Glyphosate Is Poisoning Everyone?" (No.) HuckleB Jul 2016 #1

K and R Ohio Dem Jul 2016 #2

Thank you! HuckleB Jul 2016 #3

I hate anti-science drivel, whether from the right or the left. MohRokTah Jul 2016 #4

Absolutely. It's astounding that so many here get taken in by such fictions. HuckleB Jul 2016 #22

Oh pish posh. progressoid Jul 2016 #5

Samsel and Seneff paper shows ignorance at an astounding level. HuckleB Jul 2016 #6

I took the liberty of checking out Dr. Samsel's publication record. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2016 #7

LOL! Publishing nonsense in crap journals on topics of which she knows nothing... HuckleB Jul 2016 #9

By That Logic. . . ProfessorGAC Jul 2016 #10

No, not really. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2016 #15

I'm not even sure what angle that post is attempting to take. HuckleB Jul 2016 #19

The Reply Made It Obvious ProfessorGAC Jul 2016 #23

I figured that, but I don't know if it's typical of that poster. HuckleB Jul 2016 #24

This is unfortunately going to fall on deaf ears (eyes?) alarimer Jul 2016 #8

And even when it doesn't, the response is Straw Man silliness. HuckleB Jul 2016 #18

I find gaps in his data and his declaration that organic gardens are 'impossible' is just silly. Bluenorthwest Jul 2016 #11

And the classic straw man strikes. HuckleB Jul 2016 #12

I cited the piece you cited, just that I cited the bits you did not want to cite. Bluenorthwest Jul 2016 #13

And you offer up the same straw man, again, and yet another to boot. HuckleB Jul 2016 #14

Lots of sound and fury signifiying nothing. Bluenorthwest Jul 2016 #16

No, I did not call the article a straw man. HuckleB Jul 2016 #17

Kick for all the ignorant anti-science woo freaks on DU. GaYellowDawg Jul 2016 #20

Thank you. HuckleB Jul 2016 #21

This is a great article! ananda Apr 2020 #25