As Santayana said
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect. To covet truth is a very distinguished passion. "[1]
Here, reference is made to the first sentence, though I would heartily endorse the entire quotation. On the Reuters website there appeared an article about how there appear to be problems caused by injection of CO2 in deep saline aquifers in Texas, including earthquakes. [2] Some hold that it is rude or egotistical to say this, but, I told you so:
https://stephenschiff.substack.com/p/oklahoma-earthquakes
What's more, thinking about this gave me an idea, which may be useful in explaining the behavior of various corporations and politicians. Basically, it's this: If we ignore the potential for ill effects, it is not possible to either assign a risk or determine the magnitude of those effects. This gives rise to, inter alia, Monsanto (now Bayer) refusing to conduct toxicity tests on their Roundup™ weed killer and blocking others from testing it due to "proprietary ingredients", or the Orange Turd saying that COVID would go away if we simply did not test for it. It may have less to do with being anti-science than simply being a strategy to avoid liability, placing the entire burden of proof on those harmed, and making it difficult or impossible for them to do so.
It's working out quite well for the corporations and politicians, wouldn't you say?
Notes
Ignoring results in ignorance.