From: Delirium
Gareth Owen wrote:
>We do not attempt to weasel a fake NPOV by saying "some obscure
religious
orders still
believe in the geocentric universe." Even if its true,
these
demonstrably false opinions do not belong in
scientific arguments.
I don't actually see what's wrong with this. It adds information that
was otherwise not present--that there are some obscure religious
orders
that believe in the geocentric universe (perhaps
accompany with a link
to [[Flat Earth Society]] or some other group that flals in this
category). And it doesn't place it on even footing with scientific
consensus, because it's clearly labeled as the view of "obscure
religious orders", not of scientists or even any mainstream religions.
The problem is that Ed Poor has been editing articles on climate science
to give equal weight to opinions outside of mainstream science, and
describing the different sides as "environmentalists, liberals,
Democrats and some scientists" and "other scientists".
This isn't a dispute over generalities or a philosophy of neutrality;
it's a specific dispute over the presentation of particular scientific
issues.
--tc