> If you want an example of how intellectual forums die, this thread is it. Ok, let’s try to apply some intellectual thinking to the article. Firstly, The Rol

> If you want an example of how intellectual forums die, this thread is it. Ok, let’s try to apply some intellectual thinking to the article. Firstly, The Rolling Stone is not a scientific journal, but rather a magazine catering to the general public. Secondly, I read the article, not as a scientific paper on climate change, but rather an article about a particular climate change scientist, Jason Box. The article presents Box's opinions on climate change and his latest prediction that black snow could have a big impact on the rate of ice melt. How is that any different, to say, an article asking Bjarne Stroustrup's his opinions of the C++11 standard? It's an opinion piece, from someone whose opinion should be worth reading, if only because they have expertise in that field.