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  1. Troy Curtis

    Jul 7th, 2009

    Of course in fairness the statement “…cannot predict the weather two weeks in advance, let alone the climate for the rest of the century…” is misleading. Scientists can also not exactly predict the location of a single electron, only the probabilities of where it might be, but the aggregate affect in terms of things like current flow are well understand and predictable. Determining exactly which molecules will ionize in water is likely impossible, but the aggregate effect on the acidity of the water is well understood and predictable. Quantum mechanics vs Newtonian mechanics and the list goes on. Sometime larger aggregate effects can be predicted much easier than smaller localized effects.

    The reality of the climate change concept may or may not be true and especially the specific claims put out by various scientists/organizations with varying agendas may or may not be accurate. However, this attempt at a “common sense” argument is not as sensible as it may seem, and I for one find it difficult to believe someone’s claim that “THERE IS NO SUCH EVIDENCE; IT DOESN’T EXIST” when it also includes such an argument. Scientist or no.

  2. dwight

    Jul 8th, 2009

    Yeah, it’s populist rhetoric, but so are all of Al Gore’s scare tactics.

    I’m not sure who to believe.


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