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> The whole science of event attribution developed so that we can provide scientifically robust answers to these questions. If we the experts don't do this, the
by cle 9y ago
> The whole science of event attribution developed so that we can provide scientifically robust answers to these questions. If we the experts don't do this, then there will be people who are not qualified who will go and fill in the gaps.
I don't think this will accomplish what these scientists hope. People fill gaps of trust more than gaps of fact. No amount of evidence or attribution is going to address that problem.
- exabrial 9y agoAgree. I think the butterfly effect is informally understood by the masses; I think most people will assume they have no control over specifc events. Pointing to a dry river bed and saying climate change is going to undermine the credibility of the scientists, whether or not the scientist is correct.
- 7952 9y agoAnd people decide what they think we should actually do based on intuition and personal morals. Changing that gut feeling is massively difficult and data does not help.