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ashling

(25,771 posts)
Thu Jul 16, 2015, 10:20 AM Jul 2015

World Class Texas Moron Gohmert Compares Himself to Galileo About Climate Change

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During an appearance on C-SPAN this week, Gohmert said that Pope Francis, who has been strongly addressing climate change lately, was a victim to liberal media bias and that climate deniers have been marginalized like Galileo. “The trouble is that [the Pope] has been persuaded that climate change is something that is dramatically affecting the planet right now, he’s bought in to all this,” Gohmert said. That’s wrong. The Pope “bought in” because there is strong scientific evidence to support climate change’s existence and effect.

Gohmert then addressed the marginalization of climate deniers. He is right about that; climate deniers have been marginalized, but it’s because their reasoning doesn’t fall in line with scientific thinking and deduction. “Since when does science not allow opposing viewpoints?” asked Gohmert. “Well, they didn’t allow Galileo to make an opposing viewpoint.”

Here’s just a quick history lesson. The reason why Galileo was opposed and ousted was because his findings were being suppressed by an overly religious state. Galileo used scientific methods to create his hypotheses, and the church-state didn’t like it because it threatened the church’s “wisdom” and power. Galileo was marginalized by power, idiots like Gohmert are marginalized because they’re idiots.



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my hypothesis:

the pope has been messing with Louie's asparagus.



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World Class Texas Moron Gohmert Compares Himself to Galileo About Climate Change (Original Post) ashling Jul 2015 OP
There is a parallel. Koinos Jul 2015 #1
Gohmert is too stupid to know he's stupid. PeoViejo Jul 2015 #2
Well, Galileo and Gohmert both begin with a "G" Zambero Jul 2015 #3
Louie is an idiot Gothmog Jul 2015 #4
His asparagus ashling Jul 2015 #5
Are you casting aspersions on his asparagus? Gothmog Jul 2015 #7
Would I do that? ashling Jul 2015 #8
He thought that AG Holder committed this offense Gothmog Jul 2015 #9
Thus the reference ashling Jul 2015 #11
well, what's Gohmie's Tychonian hypothesis that fits the current data as well as other ones? MisterP Jul 2015 #6
Juanita Jean loves laughing at Louie Gothmog Jul 2015 #10

Koinos

(2,792 posts)
1. There is a parallel.
Thu Jul 16, 2015, 10:31 AM
Jul 2015

Gohmert represents a change from a geocentric or heliocentric to an egocentric or idiocentric view of the universe.

Zambero

(8,979 posts)
3. Well, Galileo and Gohmert both begin with a "G"
Thu Jul 16, 2015, 10:44 AM
Jul 2015

There are no other similarities whatsoever. During his time, Galileo was constantly bedeviled by the anti-scientific forces of his time. In today's world, Gohmert as an utterly backwards obstructionist member of Congress happens to be one of those forces.

MisterP

(23,730 posts)
6. well, what's Gohmie's Tychonian hypothesis that fits the current data as well as other ones?
Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:02 PM
Jul 2015

plus yer not Italian, Louie

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