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John Duarte: “Even the concept of settled science, if anything, we…”

Featuring: John Duarte, Republican | Former U.S. House, California, District 13

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The 13th Congressional District w/ John Duarte

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But then one fire because we weren't deforesting properly, destroyed all of that with carbon back in the air. Yeah. And there's many reasons that, I mean, Even the concept of settled science, if anything, we graduate and we educate PhDs every year at institutions all over the world, most of the best ones right here in America, to challenge science, to find the next thing to talk about, to prove and disprove what's already been thought to be true. And there is never settled science. The concept of settled science. Quit arguing with me about the science of global warming. It's over. It's decided. You need to be set aside. Because you're facially illegitimate, because you're questioning global warming. (25:05–25:27)

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Asserts that there is no such thing as settled science and that PhDs are educated to challenge existing scientific beliefs.

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