But if
the skeptic argument is correct, then other SBS cases involve putting an innocent family member behind bars.
This is one of the classic climate
skeptic arguments, that climate scientists are claiming that CO2 is 100 % to blame for temperature fluctuations.
I've used RC in
skeptic arguments and they were just called political by the naysayers.
This post is the Basic version (written by Anne - Marie Blackburn) of
the skeptic argument «It warmed before 1940».
This post is the Advanced version (written by dana1981) of
the skeptic argument «It's the sun».
This post is the Advanced version (written by dana1981) of
the skeptic argument «Climate sensitivity is low».
Blaming global warming on the sun continues to be the # 1
skeptic argument.
And as you will know, another standard
skeptics argument.
It is noteworthy that relatively few of
the skeptics arguments appear in peer - reviewed journals simply because their «results» can not be repeated.
This likely event will undermine essentially
all skeptic arguments by showing the last decade wasn't a peak but a pause.
I've used RC in
skeptic arguments and they were just called political by the naysayers.
For the record (and speaking for myself, not the skeptic community), with a couple of nuances and one generality, I agree the six «
skeptic arguments» of this thread have little scientific credibility.
What I found was an emerging pattern —
the skeptic arguments tended to focus on small pieces of the puzzle while neglecting the broader picture.
To
me the skeptics arguments are persuasive, but to you I guess they aren't.
This piqued my curiosity and I started assembling a database of
skeptic arguments and what the peer - reviewed literature had to say on each topic.
This post was written by Dana Nuccitelli (dana1981) has been incorporated into the Intermediate version of
the skeptic argument «CO2 limits will harm the economy».
[DB] The main
skeptic arguments and the debunking thereof are available in multiple languages, including German.
Same way I have beefs with stupid
skeptic arguments and stupid arguments about FOIA and stupid arguments in general.
If you press the Menu button while looking at
a skeptic argument, you get the options to copy the URL, share the URL with others (which I encourage everyone to do), open it in a browser or report this argument so we can keep track of which skeptic arguments are the most popular.
I'm also not saying
all skeptic arguments are a result of the Dunning - Kruger effect.
Selecting Search lets you instantly search all
the skeptic arguments - this is the way I use the app to get straight to the argument I'm looking for.
Since climates are always changing anyway (
another skeptic argument) I think we should expect to see about half of the dozens of solar bodies showing signs of warming.
Basic misunderstandings like this really cut the legs out of
any skeptic argument.
Swiss Re (Reinsurance company) published a refutation of
skeptics arguments.
If other climate bloggers are interested in allowing their existing articles to be used as advanced rebuttals to
skeptic arguments, please contact me - I'd love to talk with you!
Even the website «Popular Technology» just released a list of «1350 + Peer - Reviewed Papers Supporting
Skeptic Arguments Against ACC / AGW Alarm» on Feb. 12, 2014.
NOTE: This post is the Advanced version (written by dana1981) of
the skeptic argument «It's not us».
This was the birth of the first skeptic of the then called «CO2 theory» and of the more recent «CO2 effect is saturated»
skeptic argument.
This means there are now 3 levels of rebuttals addressing
the skeptic argument «humans aren't causing global warming»: If other climate bloggers are interested in allowing their existing articles to be used as advanced rebuttals to skeptic arguments, please contact me.
To be clear
the skeptic argument is not «because it was natural before then CO2 can not possibly contribute today».
I don't like
the skeptic argument of «science isn't about consensus», meaning that we can just ignore any and all consensuses, that they don't give better than chance outcomes.
The skeptic argument is simply, we can not determine the sensitivity of our climate and glaciers to rising CO2, until we have fully accounted for past and present natural dynamics.
[DB] In addition to using the omnipresent Search function in the upper left corner of every page here, one can also examine
skeptic arguments by Taxonomy.
The app connects to the website regularly so when new
skeptic arguments, recent research or the latest data is added, the app automatically updates also.
A novel inclusion is a feature that lets you report when you encounter
a skeptic argument.
Each skeptic argument features a Twitter logo - just press this to be taken to a Twitter page:
You can then select any category to see
the skeptic argument, a summary of what the science says and the full answer including graphs plus links to papers or other sources.
You can now use an iPhone or iPad to view the entire list of
skeptic arguments as well as (more importantly) readily access what the science says on each argument.
The popular
skeptics argument that it can't be correct unless there is proof is just a troll attempt.
How exactly are you proving your point when you admit (emphasis mine)... «yes, the temperature moved FIRST» and you make hidden conciliatory statements like... «for the MAJORITY of that time» and then you freely admit... «CO2 did not trigger the warmings» and then you rely on the lamest of hollow arguments... «according to climate THEORY and model EXPERIMENTS» and then you stumble back to close with complete opinion and conjecture... «we may well» and «The likely candidates» Anyone with a brain will read your post and laugh - it's pathetic and you've actually done nothing but strengthen
the skeptics argument.
Other
skeptic arguments about sea level concern the validity of observations, obtained via tide gauges and more recently satellite altimeter observations.
I have a history with Andy Revkin's DotEarth, which is prone to provide fuel for sloppy thinking about weather and climate, as well as a hangout for the worst kind of clever - looking phony
skeptic arguments.
Also, permission to repost a (fair - sized) portion of your article over to Deviantart, where I post my climate -
Skeptic arguments.
But I do think sarcasm is one way we can begin to point out the foolishness of some of
the skeptic arguments.
I would nominate Lord Monckton to put
the skeptic argument forward but there are many others, all grounded in science.
This post is the Advanced version (written by dana1981) of
the skeptic argument «Hansen's 1988 prediction was wrong».
Jan suggested having a one - line, short sentence as a response to
each skeptic argument.
He'd created a fantastic resource - short, non-technical, user - friendly answers to
every skeptic argument.
suggested I should write 4 to 5 word answers to
each skeptic argument.
You probably know it, but there's a great guide to countering
every skeptic argument, at Grist: http://www.grist.org/article/series/skeptics/