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This website will be changing its character over the next couple months. Up to now I've seen it as a kind of Information Kiosk, but I believe it's time to get a bit more personal and expand on the 'virtual dialogue' I've been pursuing through various venues.
You see, considering the steady stream of venomous personal attacks I've experienced while traversing the internet - and realizing that this is exactly what every person, who has ever talks about the 'State of Climate Science' (and the dangers manmade global warming is creating for the wellbeing of the future), has been put through - I figure it's time to stop ignoring the behavior.
There needs to be more done to expose this tactic of hysterical personalizing and demonizing for the cynical act of misdirection that it is. We need to learn about and discuss the substance of the problem and the science, not get distracted by contrived scandal and hurtful personal attacks.
I'm thinking of fighting back by getting down'n personal myself, but I intend to be more constructive about it, since learning and teaching, not bullying, is my ultimate goal. Besides, I've led an interesting multi-faceted life and may as well share some of it before it's over. Towards that end, I will try to approach this blog as a journal project of sorts. Won't happen immediately, lots of other things going on, besides I've never been able to keep a journal so it's something I'm going to have to work into. But, I did want to mention it.
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Finally, to the feature of this post, which I'll admit is a direct reaction to some of the relentless vile, misrepresentations and hate mongering of a certain debating-mate over at SkepticForum.
The character keeps getting spookier in it's attacks on SkepticalScience.com for being who they are - that is - an information resource that provides peer-reviewed published science papers in a learning atmosphere geared to the lay-public. Articles that are well researched and linked back to original sources, followed by one of the healthiest comments/discussion boards on the internet.
I'm still trying to comprehend how the SkepticalScience's style of open exchange of valid information can be rejected by rational people.
