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Or you know, the refutability criterion. The denialist theory is that CO2 have no impact on temperature. So let's build two closed of greenhouses with the sam
by orwin 5y ago
Or you know, the refutability criterion.
The denialist theory is that CO2 have no impact on temperature.
So let's build two closed of greenhouses with the same sun exposition, fill one of them with old ambiant air with 450 ppm of CO2 and one with current/predicted ambiant air (750 ppm of CO2), same humidity (or rather, a bassin with the same quantity of water). After a day under the sun, check the temperature of both greenhouses (well, actually, the energy contain in the air of both greenhouses would be better). If one of them have more energy than the second, this "CO2 have no impact on the climate" theory should die and his proponents shut up.
- aww_dang 5y agoThere's a wide gulf between, "CO2 has no impact" and, "Humanity is responsible for climate and weather". Your experiment would be better formulated as such: 1) Establishing the optimal climate and weather. 2) Create two entire solar systems. 3) Place humans on the Earth of one solar system* 4) Observe the climate of both Earths 5) Decide which one best meets your standard of the ideal climate As with any scientific experiment, you would want to conduct it multiple times to ensure the results are reproducible. Measure the deviation of each climate and count the number of experiments to determine your degree of certainty. *3. Make sure humans don't appear (naturally?) on your non-human bearing earth. The question of if humans are a part of nature and therefore part of the ecosystem will arise. If humans are part of nature, you may then ask if any changes they may or may not contribute are therefore natural.