Sentences with phrase «overwhelming public consensus»

Which is another reason why we can share how we feel and why; but can't be impute motives or be dogmatic except for the most obvious predatory acts like murder, rape, physical assault — those things that have been criminalized by enforceable laws, laws that have the support of an overwhelming public consensus.

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Many articles in this issue cite the overwhelming consensus among researchers, policy - makers, educators, and members of the public that good teachers are the single-most important element of quality education.

With the establishment of the scientific consensus on climate change, is it reasonable and sensible to ask of government officials who remain obstructive and in denial of such overwhelming scientific data if they are perfidiously engaged in a violation of public trust and, therefore, malfeasant in office?

But given the overwhelming consensus of the scientific community, where does this doubt held by such a large proportion of the public stem from?

We must so embed in public consciousness the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change that even such a well - funded disinformation industry, such incompetence and complicity from traditional media outlets, and what now has become boilerplate lunacy from Republicans can not dissipate it.

The idea that public conflict over climate change persists because, even after years and years of «consensus messaging» (including a $ 300 million social - marketing campaign by Al Gore's «Alliance for Climate Protection»), ordinary Americans still just «haven't heard» yet that an overwhelming majority climate scientists believe in AGW is patently absurd.

Much confusion and spin infects current public discussion of «peer reviewed» research: first we had Maurice Newman, the Chairman of the ABC, who suggested that «distinguished scientists» challenge the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change by «peer reviewed research», although he oddly failed to name such research.

Despite an overwhelming consensus among scientists that the Earth is warning at an alarming rate, critics Thursday accused the researchers of consciously cherry - picking facts to mislead the public.

It is part of the attempt to persuade the public so their collective voice can overwhelm scientists asking legitimated questions: it's a variation of the consensus argument.

While the NY Public Health Law has defined lead poisoning as occurring at a level of 10 µg / dL (micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole blood) for purposes of overall health policy, the overwhelming consensus in the scientific community is that even low - dose lead exposure is dangerous for children and can cause irreversible brain damage.