In Reply to: Here is some of the 'data...' posted by Al Sekela on June 18, 2009 at 12:52:59:
"There are two ways to view the uncertainties of climate models. One is to recognize the sheer complexity of the situation and the limitations of measurement and computation resources. The other is to take numbers out of context and use them to build straw-man arguments in support of denialist propaganda."
There you have it. A complex situation, limited measurements, and limited computation resources, but we are "deniers" because we don't believe a bunch of propaganda spread by those who are getting funding because of the fear, uncertainty and doubt they have been spreading. This is politics, not science.
As to the data, it set off my BS alert. Presenting data in terms of percentages instead of absolute units will do this, as it is one of the known ways of obfuscation. If the data does show anything, however, it shows that CO2 is a very minor greenhouse gas, a point the "deniers" have been making all along.
While I doubt that you will find Richard S. Lindzen's recent talk interesting, some of the "deniers" who frequent this forum may find it interesting in case they haven't come across it.
Tony Lauck
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Follow Ups
- This is politics, not science. - Tony Lauck 06/18/0921:17:33 06/18/09 (15)
- Thanks for the link - E-Stat 10:33:05 06/19/09 (0)
- Let me generalize. - Al Sekela 09:52:38 06/19/09 (13)
- RE: Let me generalize. - Tony Lauck 10:42:53 06/19/09 (6)
- The solar system is a chaotic dynamical system. - Al Sekela 15:47:56 06/20/09 (5)
- RE: The solar system is a chaotic dynamical system. - Tony Lauck 18:07:15 06/20/09 (4)
- Speaking of ad hominem - E-Stat 16:47:59 06/21/09 (1)
- It's summer here in Vermont - Tony Lauck 18:38:34 06/22/09 (0)
- "Only recently..." - Al Sekela 15:26:06 06/21/09 (1)
- RE: "Only recently..." - Tony Lauck 07:55:01 06/22/09 (0)
- What I read is how the IPCC - E-Stat 10:35:46 06/19/09 (5)
- You mean the Frederick Seitz claim? - Al Sekela 15:40:47 06/21/09 (4)
- When all else fails... - E-Stat 16:36:45 06/21/09 (3)
- Suggest you look up the definition of ad hominem. - Al Sekela 11:21:02 06/22/09 (2)
- Ok - E-Stat 11:37:27 06/22/09 (1)
- The evidence has been eviscerated (54175); the man is all you have left. - Al Sekela 16:11:27 06/23/09 (0)