tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post7960147887872012662..comments2023-10-25T09:45:40.318-04:00Comments on The Politics of the Cross Resurrected: Anthropogenic Global Warming: Separating Scientific Fact from Political IdeologyCraig Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10209954891388905090noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post-5899623884900133312009-12-11T13:25:28.916-05:002009-12-11T13:25:28.916-05:00"Don't you see the irony of the Fundament..."Don't you see the irony of the Fundamentalists taking on the role of 'skeptics' 'unbelievers' and 'doubters' while the secularists take on the role of 'true believers' in the 'Church of Climatology'?"<br /><br />When were Fundamentalists not skeptical of science?Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11823464329012635376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post-15544478024471395012009-12-10T22:37:48.394-05:002009-12-10T22:37:48.394-05:00Josh,
Or we might be witnessing the credulous scie...Josh,<br />Or we might be witnessing the credulous science worship of modern culture. Don't you see the irony of the Fundamentalists taking on the role of "skeptics" "unbelievers" and "doubters" while the secularists take on the role of "true believers" in the "Church of Climatology"? <br /><br />As for why many people are dubious about listening to the experts, just google: "Climategate." When experts behave more like evangelists than scientists, they quickly develop a credibility problem. I especially recommend the blog by James Delingpole at the Daily Telegaph.Craig Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209954891388905090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post-21154301209874202602009-12-10T21:26:42.276-05:002009-12-10T21:26:42.276-05:00This article is hardly "balanced"--it...This article is hardly "balanced"--it's from a source that is self-described as "conservative." Moreover, it isn't written by a scientist. One question the climate change debate has raised for me is this: Why are some people more inclined to listen to non-experts than to experts? I wonder if distrust of the government has spilled over to the scientific community; perhaps there is simply an anti-establishment mood in the air. We may also be witnessing a continuation of the ideological suspicion of science long held by some religious folks.<br /><br />In any case, I doubt anyone--whether climate change believer or climate change denier--would argue that #6 is more likely than #1.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11823464329012635376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post-23847009798794977052009-12-09T22:17:41.363-05:002009-12-09T22:17:41.363-05:00That is an excellent list. I'm still stuck on ...That is an excellent list. I'm still stuck on the first point. I asked my friend who is an atmospheric physicist who spent many years studying climate in a private research firm about global warming. He said, "I think the planet is warming." He was not certain because he is a scientist who did not make rash decisions based insufficient data. The means of determining the average temperature of the planet is not by any means settled science, and is far more complex than most of media would suggest. Since the mathematics to determine the average temperature would be extremely complex, nearly every piece of evidence provided to show that the planet is warming is anecdotal and local. My own anecdotal evidence is just as convincing to me as the alleged melting of the ice caps. This last summer I did not use or need an air conditioner for the first time. The previous summer we used it for about three days; only a few years ago it would be on for several weeks at a time.<br /><br />It is however clear from history that the medieval warm period was much warmer than it is today, and that was well before the invention of machines that run on hydrocarbon energy. Mankind is not the cause of climate change but much larger forces are at work, such as the sun which is the most important source of heat for planet earth; and the sun is conveniently ignored by the climate alarmists in their calculations.Peter W. Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160703257731149376noreply@blogger.com