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JEROME DA GNOME
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Challenge to Scientific Consensus on Global Warming
New scientific data refutes AGAIN the world wide scientific consensus of man made global warming.
| A new analysis of peer-reviewed literature reveals that more than 500 scientists have published evidence refuting at least one element of current man-made global warming scares. |
It is refreshing to see the reality of science debunk the political propaganda. AGAIN!
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What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. - Bertrand Russell |
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H. Humbert
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Posted - 09/13/2007 : 21:15:36 [Permalink]
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Jerome, you bolded all the wrong words. It doesn't matter that the original studies were conducted by scientists or that they were peer reviewed. The part that should raise alarm bells is the fact that this is a "new analysis" being made public by a PR firm.
So who did this "new analysis" of the scientists' work? The Hudson Institute--a pro-capitalism "think tank" with a long history of anti-environmentalism. Gee, I sure trust free-market ideologues to present climate science fairly and accurately. 
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"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true." --Demosthenes
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool." --Richard P. Feynman
"Face facts with dignity." --found inside a fortune cookie |
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JEROME DA GNOME
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 Posted - 09/13/2007 : 21:25:36 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by H. Humbert
Jerome, you bolded all the wrong words. It doesn't matter that the original studies were conducted by scientists or that they were peer reviewed. The part that should raise alarm bells is the fact that this is a "new analysis" being made public by a PR firm.
So who did this "new analysis" of the scientists' work? The Hudson Institute--a pro-capitalism "think tank" with a long history of anti-environmentalism. Gee, I sure trust free-market ideologues to present climate science fairly and accurately.
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Evidence does not count because the presenter picked his nose in the third grade!
Not a word about the facts---straight to ad hom attacks!
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What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. - Bertrand Russell |
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JEROME DA GNOME
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Posted - 09/13/2007 : 21:28:37 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by H. Humbert
It doesn't matter that the original studies were conducted by scientists or that they were peer reviewed.
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Peer reviewed science does not matter!
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What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. - Bertrand Russell |
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JEROME DA GNOME
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Posted - 09/13/2007 : 21:30:40 [Permalink]
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To everyone else reading this: Sorry for the outburst. It is just that HH is soooo funny.
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What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. - Bertrand Russell |
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Kil
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H. Humbert
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Posted - 09/13/2007 : 21:36:21 [Permalink]
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What is there to refute? There is nothing listed in that media piece about how The Hudson Institute went about "analyzing" the peer-reviewed studies.
You've been burned before for believing someone who did this exact same trick. The scientists themselves have already said that they are in consensus, yet you believe a pro-capitalist think tank who says they've "re-analyzed" the studies to produce exactly the outcome their ideology requires? And you accept it without question? Really? And have nothing to say in your defense except obnoxious emoticons? Pretty pathetic, Jerome.
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"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true." --Demosthenes
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool." --Richard P. Feynman
"Face facts with dignity." --found inside a fortune cookie |
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H. Humbert
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Posted - 09/13/2007 : 21:37:44 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by JEROME DA GNOME
Originally posted by H. Humbert
It doesn't matter that the original studies were conducted by scientists or that they were peer reviewed.
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Peer reviewed science does not matter!
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No, that's not at all what I meant. Intentionally twisting people's words to create ridiculous strawmen was what got you banned from here last time, Jerome. It would seem you just can't help but be dishonest, though, can you?
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"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true." --Demosthenes
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool." --Richard P. Feynman
"Face facts with dignity." --found inside a fortune cookie |
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JEROME DA GNOME
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Posted - 09/13/2007 : 21:55:49 [Permalink]
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The author of this article states: | No one asserts that the present-day warmth is a calamity |
This is a blatantly false statement giving doubt to other assertions.
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What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. - Bertrand Russell |
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Kil
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Posted - 09/13/2007 : 22:01:37 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by JEROME DA GNOME
The author of this article states: | No one asserts that the present-day warmth is a calamity |
This is a blatantly false statement giving doubt to other assertions.
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Present day warmth, Jerome. That is right now. He was addressing a strawman argument. |
Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.
Why not question something for a change?
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JEROME DA GNOME
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Posted - 09/13/2007 : 22:03:44 [Permalink]
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Here is another good one:
| A word about models in science (REMOVED AD HOM). Models would have little use if they were so easy to bend into any answer we thought we knew about in advance |
So, according to this the fact that models can not replicate known data means that they should be trusted to predict unknown data.
Double think at its finest.
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What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. - Bertrand Russell |
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JEROME DA GNOME
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Posted - 09/13/2007 : 22:07:44 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Kil
The author of this article states: | No one asserts that the present-day warmth is a calamity |
This is a blatantly false statement giving doubt to other assertions.
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Present day warmth, Jerome. That is right now. He was addressing a strawman argument.
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He was addressing this:
| Human populations of Europe and India thrived during the medieval warm time, so clearly warming is good for us. |
This is his paraphrase. Where is the straw man and what was accurately said? |
What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. - Bertrand Russell |
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Kil
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Posted - 09/13/2007 : 22:10:29 [Permalink]
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And now the full quote:
| A word about models in science (as opposed to in think-tank economics, Mr. Avery's home turf). Models would have little use if they were so easy to bend into any answer we thought we knew about in advance. One can always be critical of models, but there is no model that avoids global warming by parting the heavens, or that is exquisitely sensitive to solar variability but insensitive to CO2, the worlds that Mr. Avery wishes for. |
Jerome has just engaged in blatant quote mining. Good work Jerome. Do you not realize that anyone can read what was said by following the link? |
Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.
Why not question something for a change?
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Kil
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Posted - 09/13/2007 : 22:16:01 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by JEROME DA GNOME
Originally posted by Kil
The author of this article states: | No one asserts that the present-day warmth is a calamity |
This is a blatantly false statement giving doubt to other assertions.
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Present day warmth, Jerome. That is right now. He was addressing a strawman argument.
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He was addressing this:
| Human populations of Europe and India thrived during the medieval warm time, so clearly warming is good for us. |
This is his paraphrase. Where is the straw man and what was accurately said?
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The strawman is that Avery implies that because there have been past warming trends that we have nothing to worry about. Problem is, this ignores the data that clearly shows that the current warming, at the rate it is happening, is not consistent with earlier trends. |
Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.
Why not question something for a change?
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JEROME DA GNOME
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Posted - 09/13/2007 : 22:20:43 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Kil
And now the full quote:
| A word about models in science (as opposed to in think-tank economics, Mr. Avery's home turf). Models would have little use if they were so easy to bend into any answer we thought we knew about in advance. One can always be critical of models, but there is no model that avoids global warming by parting the heavens, or that is exquisitely sensitive to solar variability but insensitive to CO2, the worlds that Mr. Avery wishes for. |
Jerome has just engaged in blatant quote mining. Good work Jerome Do you not realize that anyone can read what was said by following the link?
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Quote mining denotes that the meaning is changed intentionally.
And the meaning of the quote changes how?
He is responding to the fact that models could not replicate known past facts about the climate. He ignores what he is claiming to rebut.
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What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. - Bertrand Russell |
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JEROME DA GNOME
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Posted - 09/13/2007 : 22:24:14 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Kil
The strawman is that Avery implies that because there have been past warming trends that we have nothing to worry about. Problem is, this ignores the data that clearly shows that the current warming, at the rate it is happening, is not consistent with earlier trends.
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And how is this a straw man? Avery is making a claim about the future based on the past. He is not defining someone else's argument.
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What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. - Bertrand Russell |
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Consensus Falling Apart by the Day
