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Partisanship: The belief that 100% proof is required to support a theory that you don't agree with.
The theory of Gravity is not 100% proven, but it is the basis of modern physics.
The theory of Electromagnetism isn't 100% proven, and there are still substantial open questions about how it really works, but it still enough to use in industry and science.
There is no 100%. There is just "This theory is best supported by the evidence we have and the experiments we have performed to date." Anything else isn't science, it's dogma.
Climate science is still science. It is still based upon testable theories, even if we don't yet have the ability to model systems large enough to provide perfect predictions of our world's ecosystem. You agreeing with it isn't necessary for it to work.
The fact that you insist on 100%, on perfect predictions, is exactly the reason that arguing with you about it is pointless.
Last year I seen a article in a magazine I believe it was Time about how during the seventies scientists were predicting the next ice age. Since that was a little before my time I was wondering for those of you that lived through it what was the reaction from government, media, and the public. Was it something that was disproved through science or did the issue just go away when weather patterns changed?
Last year I seen a article in a magazine I believe it was Time about how during the seventies scientists were predicting the next ice age. Since that was a little before my time I was wondering for those of you that lived through it what was the reaction from government, media, and the public. Was it something that was disproved through science or did the issue just go away when weather patterns changed?
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Well in our ongoing effort to find the truth.
I just checked a little South of Siberia and there is some bare ground visible.
Maybe global warming IS true....
Its amazing the resources CSR will provide to get to the bottom of things.
Your bias, clearly stated, is that the field of climate science is (almost) entirely populated by self-serving, corrupt and nefarious people, who all work together as a cabal to get all the money they can by falsifying research.
Four Suns, looks like we have both clearly exposed our personal bias.
Mine is that, even though every discipline and profession contains some members who are self-serving and corrupt, in the end the process of scientific exploration and peer review will win out when it comes to explaining what is happening.
Your bias, clearly stated, is that the field of climate science is (almost) entirely populated by self-serving, corrupt and nefarious people, who all work together as a cabal to get all the money they can by falsifying research.
I guess in about 30 years one of us will owe the other a beer.
OldSkool, you have the definitions of Theory and Hypothesis exactly backwards. Kind of undermines your point, and it might be handy to get them right in any future discussions you get into. My point about Gravity and Electromagnetism isn't whether or not they "work", but that we still don't fully understand the phenomena behind them. I clearly stated that they "work", so that's a moot point. But there are still undefined areas in the "how" and "why" that they are still working on. So, they work, but we don't have 100% explanations why. 100% is a great goal, but it isn't necessary to the process.
I'm not stating my position on this yet but just wanted to say I'm enjoying the heck out of this thread.
Not to change the subject, but the whole Schitts thing got me going......
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After 57 posts, except for sloburns link, there is still no supporting evidence offered for GW/CC.
No it hasn't Bill, GW is real........ask the polar bears!!!
Not to change the subject, but the whole Schitts thing got me going......
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