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I don't know the answers to your questions. I do know they are natural questions and that it appears you are not an expert in these matters. Thus it is almost
by yequalsx 12y ago
I don't know the answers to your questions. I do know they are natural questions and that it appears you are not an expert in these matters. Thus it is almost surely the case the experts have thought about these questions and have answers. What makes you think the experts in this area have their beliefs and knowledge skewed by politics? Do you believe this for other areas of science?
I'm old enough to remember the denial phase of global warming. It was largely conservatives in the U.S. who considered this a liberal plot. Progress has been made because now the debate is shifting toward whether or not humans are responsible.
It is too fantastic to believe that climate science is a liberal plot or a plot of any other ideology.
- refurb 12y agoThus it is almost surely the case the experts have thought about these questions and have answers. A great example is nutritional science. It was widely accepted that a diet high in fat was bad for you. If you had stood up and said "I disagree, fat is good for you!" you'd be regarded as a kook. Look at where we are now with regards to nutrition and fat.
- yequalsx 12y agoI used the phrase "almost surely" because there are occasional counterexamples. It is hardly normative that in an area of science where 95%+ of the scientists believe something and have that belief backed by evidence that they are wrong. It does happen. It is also true that natural questions are generally natural to the people who study that area. Thus it's something that they've thought of. It is highly improbable that an amateur is going to ask a question or make a point that hasn't at least been thought about by the experts in that area.