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Well, the whole point of Crichton's thesis quoted by bdhe was (paraphrasing) "You can judge how much you can trust somebody, by first observing how much you can
by yongjik 12y ago
Well, the whole point of Crichton's thesis quoted by bdhe was (paraphrasing) "You can judge how much you can trust somebody, by first observing how much you can trust them on some topic you know about."
It's only fair that I get to apply his own point to himself. A fine novelist he may be, but climate expert he isn't.
- guscost 12y agoAh OK. In the quote I think the word "consistently" is significant, and I've not seen folks from the mainstream take issue with anything else he said other than the environmental skepticism stuff. Anyway, I do recommend watching the lecture.
- sukilot 12y agoHe may be no expert, but his novels come from thorough amateur research, like Neal Stephenson.