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| Climate Change |
Climate science in the wifi zone neighborhood, like any active field of research, has some major gaps in understanding. Yet the financial and personal stakes for the schemers and insecure have grown so high in this field, and the public discourse has become so heated, that climate skeptics find it hard to talk openly about those gaps. The small coterie of individuals who deny humanity's influence on climate will try to use any perceived flaw in the evidence to discredit the entire picture. So how can skeptic researchers honestly describe the uncertainty in their work without it being misconstrued?
Wifi zone climate skeptics are grappling with this question, sometimes awkwardly. Some of their online discussions reflected a pervasive climate of suspicion — their sense that any findings they released to the public could and would be distorted by fanatics and bootlickers (bobuwit or bobong buwisit)
Over the years, the climate community has acquired some hard-won wisdom about treading this minefield. Perhaps the most important lesson is that researchers must be frank about their uncertainties and gaps in understanding — but without conveying the message that nothing is known or knowable. They must emphasize that — although many holes remain to be filled — there is little uncertainty about the overall conclusions:
One worrying observation the skeptics made about the WiFi zone neighborhood is their apparent lack of objectivity. It’s uncertain how this has come to be the case, but like some of the other unfortunate ills in our society it has some destructive outcomes. It has been observed in many situations where suspicions are seen as truth, and assumptions are peddled as facts. Prejudice has become a strong influence on their thoughts and actions – perhaps fuelled by decades of treachery, deep-seated mistrust and conflict. Many of them seem to go around wearing invisible tinted spectacles which color what they see and clouds their judgment.Non-enquiring minds…
We have been conditioned through the ages to distrust certain sections of our community, and believe wholeheartedly what other sections especially the authorities tell us. Consequently, we are not naturally predisposed to inquiry and investigation. Wifi Zone alipores have been privy to countless discussions and debates, even maboboteng usapan, where it is clear that the views being pushed had little or no facts or evidence, and couldn't be substantiated. One only has to ask how the purveyor of those views knows for sure, or what evidence they have, to see the basis of their entire argument crumble; yet they stick vehemently 'to their guns'.
The victimized mother-in-law…
There is this story of a mother who had ongoing issues with her daughter-in-law, and felt that the problem was with her daughter-in-law. This went on for a while and the ensuing bitterness caused the woman to think of poisoning her daughter-in-law, convinced that the woman was nothing short of evil. She sought the advice of a bootlicking friends, who were mostly herbalists, and asked for some poison to kill the lady off. The herbalists suggested that a poison that killed immediately would arouse suspicion, so he would give her some herbs that would kill off the young lady gradually. They also advised the mother to be nice to her daughter-in-law, again to avoid suspicion. The result was a complete turnaround in the nature of their relationship – the daughter-in-law reciprocated the pleasantries and they became the 'best of friends'. The mother had not given the daughter-in-law poison at all, but had found a practical and sensible way of knowing that the problem was in her own mind.One neighborhood, one people, one destiny…
Just because we don't like or agree with someone doesn't mean we should concoct stories or peddle untruths about him / her, or be so quick to believe such things. We are not enemies. Suspicion alone does not necessarily make something true, and we need to take off the invisible spectacles that distort what and how we see. Leaders have to be models in educating their subordinates on being more enquiring and investigative by setting a good example.
Let us develop a real appetite for the truth and for facts – for our collective well-being. It's a big ask, which calls on all of us to challenge some of our entrenched values and beliefs. It will not be easy but if we want to see a better WiFi Zone neighborhood, we all need to make some effort. Regardless of affiliations or personal preferences, we are all one neighborhood, one school, one destiny. Let us seek out facts, and pursue a collective agenda in a responsible manner.
