I agree. They don’t like Al Gore either.
Why do you think that is? Maybe you have a simple explanation.
I think reporters should retire sooner and let younger generations reflect demographics. No wonder the traditional media are losing relevence.[/quote]
#1 South Park had an interesting episode on Al Gore (man bear pig). It lampooned his somewhat over-serious and alarmist tendencies (described here: https://www.skepticalscience.com/al-gore-inconvenient-truth-errors.htm – Before you tell me it’s a stupid website, go to the home page. It’s one that refutes the arguments against human responsibility for recent global warming trends. )
#2. What ever happened to the wisdom of elders? I have to say – I went through a time when it appeared undeniable that saturated fat was bad, eggs and butter were to be avoided (though high trans fat margarine was encouraged) and lowering your cholesterol was the answer to heart disease.
I used to think science was knowable and relatively without bias. I now am skeptical of everything. You have to live through a series of events like that before you see that no matter how established anything appears, there is always the possibility that it isn’t true. People believed for years that ulcers were caused by acid – the guy who proposed that it was an infection had to actually infect and cure himself to get any attention. And now because of that crazy open minded guy, no one has to have surgeries for ulcers.
We need old codgers who have been let down, bamboozled or misled before. Who have seen that common wisdom is often plain wrong.
