Comments on: Cargo Cult Science and the State http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/11/28/cargo-cult-science-and-the-state/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Wed, 22 May 2013 18:26:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jack Poynter http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/11/28/cargo-cult-science-and-the-state/#comment-70090 Jack Poynter Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:06:37 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=7180#comment-70090 Good post. Very true, every word of it. But the reason Jones and company are behaving the way they are, is:
1. They think science is competitive (that’s your point,) and
2. They have an advertising agency to direct their actions.

As we used to say when I was in the USMC, many long years ago, “I swear I’m not making this up.” Or, at least, that’s the expurgated version.

See http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/199736.php

The company’s name is Futerra, their motto is “We’ve been helping you save the planet for over eight years.”

When they make the movie, they’ll be wishing Peter Sellers was still around.

BTW, Richard Feynman is my hero. Thanks for the quote and the link.

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