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Really how is he supremely unqualified for stating his opinion on this? He is a fucking legendary physicist and when compared to the guy who is quoted in this a
by vanattab 8y ago
Really how is he supremely unqualified for stating his opinion on this? He is a fucking legendary physicist and when compared to the guy who is quoted in this article he has way more credibility. The article takes pains to refer to Mayer Hillman as a "social scientist" but he is not even that kinda of "scientist" he has a degree in Architecture and has worked as a city planner. He has never worked as a scientist in his life. Look I think climate change is a real issue that needs addressed but we can't let these so called "social scientists" spew bullshit and then wonder why people are losing trust in real science.
- 7952 8y agoClimate change policy is a political and moral issue, not a scientific matter. Science can certainly inform that debate, but it cannot give an objective answer to what we should actually do. The world is more complicated than a simple lab experiment where you can control the variables. Social scientists are eminantly qualified to advise in those kind of situations.
- zaarn 8y agoIt can certainly give us what we should actually do. Reduce all carbon emissions to zero, effective immediately, to minimize the damage caused by the feedback loop we started here. The policy we implement will of course weigh in the various problems with that approach and delay the zero emissions goal.
- gepi79 8y agoMan made climate change might have been a scientific issue 50 years ago but science has been clear for several decades and politicians should have reacted very differently. Only science can give an objective answer about what we can and should do. Politicians should inform people about the scientific facts and not waste time and money with insane debates of the facts and too optimistic targets.