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Its just as valid for people outside of climatology to comment on this as it is for people outside of finance to comment on financial issues.
by sseveran 13y ago
Its just as valid for people outside of climatology to comment on this as it is for people outside of finance to comment on financial issues.
- andybak 13y agoIt's a cheap shot but shouldn't that be: > Its just as invalid for people outside of climatology to comment on this as it is for people outside of finance to comment on financial issues.
- SkyMarshal 13y agoWell the financial industry doesn't exactly have a perfect track record of understanding finance either. Even smart experts are just as susceptible to biases and herd behavior as anyone else.
- sseveran 13y agoIn fact people in many different walks of life are often incentivized to have herd behavior. I witnessed the same thing in medical research quite a bit.
- ryguytilidie 13y agoKind of. This guys point is basically "well I didn't do any research, but I believe X". There are plenty of people outside finance capable of doing basic research who are far more qualified to comment on finance than this guy is to comment on climatology.
- mkr-hn 13y agoI try to read opinions from a variety of experts before taking a position. No climate change denier I've met shares this habit.
- sseveran 13y agoI am not sure what a "climate change denier" is. If your scientific opinion requires you to demonize your opposition then something is definitely wrong.
- mkr-hn 13y agoA climate change denier is one who denies that the climate is changing. It says nothing of how they came to that view or the merits of their view. There's no demonization in that.