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Scientists who aren't climatologists have uninformed opinions about the climatology, aka the climate; they shouldn't be listened to just as you don't poll brain
by zorga 8y ago
Scientists who aren't climatologists have uninformed opinions about the climatology, aka the climate; they shouldn't be listened to just as you don't poll brain surgeons about the intricacies of heart surgery. Being a scientist doesn't make you qualified to speak on the climate, being a climatologist is what makes you qualified to speak on the climate. You don't ask climatologists about physics, and you don't ask physicists about the climate. If you don't have a PhD in the field, you don't belong in the big discussions where consequences matter.
So even if your story is true, those kids did exactly the right thing.
Regardless, the consensus that's bandied about comes from the IPC meta study of all published peer reviewed articles from climatologists; not from a few kids.
- sheepmullet 8y ago> being a climatologist is what makes you qualified to speak on the climate > If you don't have a PhD in the field, you don't belong in the big discussions where consequences matter. Why? I think what we need is accountability - there should be serious negative consequences for being wrong proportional to how strongly you stand behind an idea. Were all the climatologists who were confident we were facing global cooling driven from the industry? Stripped of their academic standing? Then why would I trust the industry?
- nostromo 8y agoI believe the mainstream take on climate change - but it’s worth noting that you can’t even become a climatologist today if you disagree with the mainstream view of climate change. So it shouldn’t exactly surprise us that most of them agree.