[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] science

[Jerry Harris]

Frank, Jon,
Thanks for the references. I've been deliberately using the term
"disinformation", which aligns with your explanation. There is
disinformation coming from people who support almost every position along
the political spectrum - left, right, center. Unfortunately, engagement
through enragement works on all humans and has become a profitable business
model with the side effect of causing great polarization and division.

Maybe it's naive, but I feel that on this list, in particular, we should
use information sources that aren't in the business to profit through the
engagement/enragement dynamic. Hence, my refusal to look at heartland.org
and the other one. Perhaps we could all agree to this group policy?

Peace,
Jerry



On Thu, Jul 28, 2022 at 6:14 PM Jon Dreyer <jon at jondreyer.org> wrote:

> I think I can compete with Frank in terms of lack of expertise on climate,
> but coincidentally I just read the article *The Weaponization Of Doubt*
> <https://www.deseret.com/2022/7/27/23170209/the-weaponization-of-doubt-misinformation-disinformation-democracy-information-doubt>
> by my friend, author and philosopher of science Lee McIntyre
> <https://leemcintyrebooks.com>, about the growing spread of *dis*information
> (as distinguished from mere unintentional *mi*sinformation). It's worth a
> read, but a big idea is that doubt is increasingly being used as a weapon
> to discredit "inconvenient truths". The article references Oreskes and
> Conway's book *Merchants of Doubt,* <https://www.merchantsofdoubt.org>
> which details the weaponization of doubt with respect to tobacco, acid
> rain, the ozone hole, global warming, and DDT. One tool we can use to
> evaluate information is the same one that's been used since antiquity to
> help solve crimes: *Cui bono**?*
> On 7/28/22 5:51 PM, Frank Gens wrote:
>
> I’m probably the least expert on this email chain, but since I’ve invested
> time in reading it, I’d like to share my gut reaction to reading the
> arguments against the growing reality of climate change…
>
> It reminds me of this similar-toned 1950 ad campaign from Reynolds Tobacco…
>
> --
>
> Jon Dreyer
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