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Um. You do realise that this is how science works? People come up with theories, and then they're discussed. Discussed, not used as a political cudgel. The peo
by Zarkonnen 17y ago
Um. You do realise that this is how science works? People come up with theories, and then they're discussed. Discussed, not used as a political cudgel.
The people to blame aren't the scientists but the press who take "x may be related to y" and turn it into "X CAUSES Y!".
- BearOfNH 17y agoSo for the past few years Al Gore has been just the leader of a discussion group. Odd, I don't recall him doing much listening.
- thaumaturgy 17y agoOne of my favorite takes on this: http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1174 http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1174
- zb 17y agoIt seems to me that the media want stories about what global warming is affecting right now. Which is ridiculous, because the point is what might happen in the future and how quickly we can adapt if the rate of change is high. Unfortunately other people pick up on the fact that most of what the media report about bad things that have been caused by global warming is rubbish (true, as far as I can tell) and extrapolate this to "proof" that nothing bad will ever be caused by global warming (non sequitur).