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I'm reading the 2017 Arctic Report Card [1] from @altNOAA and I keep thinking about this theory on the right
about how government government oversight and control is so detrimental to overall social efficacy.
We see this debate over government oversight in healthcare, finance, technology... everywhere. But for now,
let's simply consider the realm of climate change.

As I read the findings, I find my mind drifting. I wonder. Who are these people who write these reports and
do this research? What is their motivation? Why would a bright, engaged 19 year old high school valedictorian
or salutatorian, or just an average student curious about the world around them and how it works - why would
they choose to pursue a career in the sciences?

They are in pursuit of Truth.

There is no alternate agenda. There is no political motivation. The scientific mind seeks quantifiable and
verifiable Truth. Without this, there is no science. There is only speculation, instinct and myth.

So I ask myself, why are there so many people in this American society who give no credence to this pursuit
of Truth? What is the motivation to destroy the structural foundation upon which our entire modern society
is built?

(You cannot deny the fact that we have come to this point in our human existence as a direct result
of the pursuit of scientific, verifiable Truth.)

The only rational answer that I can conceive is that the pursuit of power, weath or fame may blind one to
the Truth before them - or so corrupts one's soul that Truth is merely relative to their personal desire.

This is the only rationalization that I can conceive for climate change deniers. The Truth is out there.
We are destroying this planet. The pursuit of power and wealth is the only thing that is stopping us from
changing the destructive path upon which we are traveling.




- who becomes
fascinated by science - by the study of cause and effect 

A person who chooses to pursue the sciences, 

[1] https://www.climate.gov/news-features/featured-images/2017-arctic-report-card-sea-ice-melting-unprecedented-least-1500-years