Published by admin on 19 Dec 2009 at 02:59 pm
American Thinker: Why climate science is far from ’settled’
Despite Al Gore’s foolish protestations, there is no law of global warming. To the extent that global warming exists at all, it’s a complicated phenomenon with multiple inputs (human and natural), and its cause is speculated upon, but hardly known with certainty. Global warming is unsettled science, and honest investigators use settled laws of physics along with models to try to unravel its origins and implications.
Whenever the phrase “settled science” enters a policy debate, especially when complicated planetary effects are involved, an instinctive shudder should rifle through our nervous system. Because almost always that loaded phrase masks an attempt to prematurely force conclusions and end all further argument. Those who want the science settled in a flash are those who will benefit most once the science is settled. Either that or they have something to hide or protect. Settled science is dangerous science.
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Victory67 on 20 Dec 2009 at 10:14 am #
Ah Catastrophe thy name is Science. It is interesting to me how many scientists can ascribe to the global warming theory, and it is just that, a theory, and ignore or deny other scientific forms of inquiry that modify or debunk pet theories. Now just why is that? Who are the real deniers then? But this will go on and on because there is ego involved. And money and acclaim, and being credited, and well you get the drift. It’s an embarrassment. Cooler heads will prevail at the end of it but not without much catastrophising, posturing, defensiveness and passion. And they will eventually learn that passionate theory and fact collide. The collisions going on are interesting and entertaining if it were not for the fact we will all pay a very high price for nonsense. The price may be more then we have.