Pope Francis may literally not be aware of
the skeptic side of the global warming issue.
~ The other day, the Swedish climatologist Lennart Bengtsson outed himself as having «defected» to
the skeptic side of the street:
This was the first day that I got to meet any of the people that have been involved in
the skeptic side of the global warming debate.
Are you actually criticizing
the skeptic side of attempting to «exercise political authority in science?»
The skeptic side of the blogosphere is all agog over the academic investigation into Charles Monnett, the man of drowning polar bear fame.
A lack of true curiosity plagues the fake
skeptic side of things.
There are many smart, informed people on the climate
skeptic side of the debate (see here).
That's the message I am getting from
the skeptic side of the issue.
The more I read of
the skeptic side of the science, the more I disagreed with the consensus.
Hundreds of papers on
the skeptic side of AGW?
I think she was describing the two primary views of the consensus and
skeptic sides of the debate, and her reaction to being told to choose.
Not exact matches
The HomePod delay is certain to fuel the
side of the
skeptics.
Is it possible, sometimes, that we «lovers - but - critics»
of the church swing the pendulum too far to the other
side — romanticizing atheists and
skeptics while almost villainizing the Church?
Pumpkin lovers and pumpkin
skeptics, please give this recipe a try — I think you'll be pleasantly surprised, whatever
side of the fence you sit on.
That two telescopes on opposite
sides of the planet observed the same phenomenon won over many
skeptics.
On the other
side, a growing number
of skeptics are now claiming that the evidence for the syndrome rests on dubious medical ground with questionable biophysical models supporting it.
Climate
skeptics tried to embrace Ruddiman simply because his views differed from conventional models — even though on the
side of much greater sensitivity to human intervention.
The conventional
side, the
skeptics, are attacking a straw - man — that our bodies are passive recipients
of toxicity, the damsel tied to the tracks awaiting the oncoming toxin train, and only this special proprietary blend
of herbs and spices can sever the bonds.
Those
of us on the production
side of technology spend a lot
of time trying to convince
skeptics that e-books are just like their paper counterparts, only a lot more convenient... but last I checked, stacked and bound sheets
of paper never tried to spy on you.
Skeptics from the independent
side of the wealth management industry would ask, rhetorically, whether or not most
of these loans would be made with such frequency if the advisors themselves were not sharing in the fees.
The
skeptic side is making up graphs and using data out
of context.
In any case I would have thought you viewed yourself as a
skeptic and as a journalist reporting both
sides» views, rather than as the «conspiracy - theorizing petition - mongering» kind
of denialist I evoked.
After the stunning victory, one
of the scientists on the
side promoting the belief in a climate «crisis» appeared to concede defeat by noting his debate team was «pretty dull» and at «a sharp disadvantage» against the
skeptics.
It is notable that while the climate alarmist movement is funded by billions
of public funds and the
skeptic side is funded by a few million at best and the alarmists are losing badly, the explanation is found in credibility.
A responsible
skeptic will request that you remain open minded to opinions from both
sides, and consider the uncertainties involved * without * prejudging them based on the demonstrable human predilection toward a «herd mentality» — by «herd mentality», I mean that once a consensus is formed, a flock
of «me too» science papers become much more easily accepted, by peer review journals, than the
skeptics» papers.
The same thing happens to AGWers at
skeptic sites, to be sure... some
of the name - calling and automatic dismissals comes across as rather close - minded on both
sides.
As I have said before, I am a
skeptic regarding all statements
of cost, on either
side of the debate.
And there are still people taken in by the «
skeptic»
side as well; I know
of one very bright economist who is an example
of that.
One thing that is surprising, given the level
of vitriol on both
sides, is that when you come down to it, the
skeptics and the believers are not as far apart as it might seem.
This dialogue about him being full
of pontifical nonsense flows one way, without a response, this silence is a buffer extending his life span as a legitimate
skeptic by default, since he can't stand the heat from real climate scientists left on the way
side, crushing legitimate science away from any chance to reach a badly mislead audience, simply because he is more popular in the fringe right wing media world dwelling on sound bites and stupidity.
This is not unique to the
skeptic side,
of course.
So with the compounding events
of warming and extinction occuring before our very eyes, why will the
skeptics rather not err on the
side of caution?
But a one -
sided debate, with all the noise from the denialists, is only going to solidify, in the public mind, the dodgy soft - science
of the climate
skeptics.
In reality there is a huge diversity
of opinion within the
skeptic side, like: it's cooling; it's warming (but not as much as GISSTemp says); whatever the temperature is doing, it's caused by cosmic rays, or PDO, or sunspots, or recovery from the LIA...; CO2 is a greenhouse gas (but the feedbacks are negative); CO2 is not a greenhouse gas.....
this infographic, (an update
of a 2012 version which featured only a «90 % consensus» in the left -
side third box, basically identical to another 2012 variant) which portrays
skeptics as crooks who've been bribed to lie by oil industry money.
The fact that the reasonable
skeptics never seem to counter the «conspiracy rants»
of the tin - foil hat crowd within their ranks really hurts the credibility
of the
skeptic side, IMO.
But none
of the rest
of the post apparently, is dedicated to examining what the «other
side» to the
skeptic side promulgated here on this site, might be.
We (many people at the AGW
side and a lukewarm
skeptic like me) agree with you (and a lot
of hard
skeptics) that temperature has a huge short time influence on CO2 levels with a lag
of a few months.
Neither
side are true
skeptics, as true
skeptics are never certain
of anything.
I don't care which individuals he does or doesn't agree with from the
skeptic or the orthodox
side of the debate.
Forced, dragged to comply, the BoM finally releases a little bit
of side - by -
side data so
skeptics can start to compare old and new thermometers
I enjoyed the Senate Hearing, despite the obvious lack
of communication between the competing
sides,
skeptics and alarmists.
Suffice to say at this point: the fact that there is a healthy number
of skeptics trying to be heard indicates to me that something is worth listening to on their
sides.
Watts edits the blog Watts Up With That, which questions climate science and presents, «the untold story
of the climate debate from the climate
skeptic side.»
Wow, its sure good that the world has decided that
skeptics are the mindless, thuggish, anti-science
side of this debate, because if that had not already been made clear, we might think that key climate alarmism groups had lost their freaking minds.
The divide between advocates and
skeptics over whether to do something about climate change is widening, with both
sides growing more certain
of their convictions.
Ultimately, As Dr. Curry notes the field on the «
skeptic»
side of the ledger ranges from the Senator Inhofe «it is all a load
of crap» to the lukewarmers who accept AGW (say 1.2 degrees C or so) but challenge the tenets
of CAGW and suggest that further heating is tolerable and can be addressed through mitigative measures rather than upending international development and potentially throwing a generation in the developing world back into a world
of uncertainty and hunger.
Skeptics made temps go flat for 17 years and made the climate models to miss nearly every single one
of their predictions on the high
side.
That's because the participants in the discussion were genuine
skeptics (on both
sides of the argument) rather than deniers!
Vaughn, instead
of an EXTREME Warmist; you are starting to sound as a Fake
Skeptic (as inbedded Warmist in the
Skeptic's camp) What did they do to you; did they promise you more rip - off money — or are you starting to run with one leg on each
side of a barbed wire fence... will get even more painful!!!