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On 9/17/2024 7:11 PM, quadibloc wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:29:18 +0000, Don wrote:
> 
>> Francis Bacon revealed his dream in _New Atlantis_. He sought to move
>> beyond corporations to supranational scientism. So sciencey specters
>> such as global warming and covid can be controlled by a scientific
>> autocracy along the lines of these guys:
>>
>>     <https://vimeo.com/1004265903>
>>
>> Oprah's a disciple of scientism:
>>
>>     "And it was miraculous to me that before you can practically
>>     finish the requests, the answer has come back to you,"
>>
>>     ...
>>
>>     "I think we should be disciplined and we should honor it and
>>     have a reverence for what is to come and respect, because I
>>     think it's going to change in ways that are unimaginable for
>>     the good."
>>
>> Far sighted Bacon knew it would take centuries for his vision to come
>> true. Should Trump singlehandedly reverse centuries of sociological
>> ratcheting it'd be enough to make Bacon "sing the blues" as they say.
>> Only the blues didn't exist back in Bacon's day - ergo "Flow My Tears."
> 
> Global warming is not an imaginary spectre. The science involved is
> really basic stuff.
> 
> And we've seen the consequences of Trump's anti-science mentality in
> all the unnecessary deaths from COVID-19 he caused.
> 
> I just saw an article giving more detail on those polls that say
> Kamala Harris is ahead.
> 
> 45% of voters favor Trump, 49% of voters favor Harris, a 4% lead.
> 
> But if you split things up, and just look at typical Americans,
> you instead get
> 
> 55% of voters support Trump; 41% of voters support Harris.

I have no idea what you mean here when you say 'typical Americans',
as opposed those polled.

Where are there numbers coming from?

Right now, if the election was held today, it looks like Harris
would probably win.

pt