How is it that, in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence, there are still some who would deny the dangers of climate change? Not surprisingly, the loudest voices are not scientific, and it is remarkable how many economists, lawyers, journalists and politicians set themselves up as experts on the science.

  • -- Nicholas Stern 尼古拉斯·斯特恩

为什么,面对压倒性的科学证据,仍然有一些人会否认气候变化的危险?毫不奇怪,最响亮的声音并不科学,而且值得注意的是,有多少经济学家、律师、记者和政治家自称是科学专家。

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It is funny that men who are supposed to be scientific cannot get themselves to realise the basic principle of physics, that action and reaction are equal and opposite, that when you persecute people you always rouse them to be strong and stronger.

有趣的是,那些被认为是科学家的人却不能让自己意识到物理学的基本原理,即行为和反应是平等的、相反的,当你迫害别人时,你总是激励他们变得越来越强大。

My invention, (the motion picture camera), can be exploited... as a scientific curiosity, but apart from that it has no commercial value whatsoever.

我的发明,(电影摄影机),可以被利用…但除此之外,它没有任何商业价值。

The really clever people now want to be lawyers or journalists.

真正聪明的人现在想成为律师或记者。

Lawyers advocate more so than state their own positions.

律师们提倡这样做,而不是陈述他们自己的立场。