Comments on: Fake but Accurate http://www.climate-skeptic.com/2010/01/fake-but-accurate.html Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:17:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Coot Veal http://www.climate-skeptic.com/2010/01/fake-but-accurate.html/comment-page-1#comment-7580 Coot Veal Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:32:44 +0000 http://www.climate-skeptic.com/?p=1692#comment-7580 Here's the best rundown I've yet seen on postmodernism: http://rayharvey.org/index.php/2009/11/postmodernism-the-destruction-of-thought/ Here’s the best rundown I’ve yet seen on postmodernism:

http://rayharvey.org/index.php/2009/11/postmodernism-the-destruction-of-thought/

]]> By: Mr. Xyz http://www.climate-skeptic.com/2010/01/fake-but-accurate.html/comment-page-1#comment-7579 Mr. Xyz Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:51:35 +0000 http://www.climate-skeptic.com/?p=1692#comment-7579 A relatively tame Hitler parody video Glaciergate: Hitler's Last Straw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b-6U5MwyDM A relatively tame Hitler parody video

Glaciergate: Hitler’s Last Straw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b-6U5MwyDM

]]> By: Pyeatte http://www.climate-skeptic.com/2010/01/fake-but-accurate.html/comment-page-1#comment-7578 Pyeatte Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:28:15 +0000 http://www.climate-skeptic.com/?p=1692#comment-7578 It has been clear for some time that climate science has been driven by politics instead of science. This fact seems to be reinforced time after time. Thank God this was discovered before the forces of darkness could have their will done. It has been clear for some time that climate science has been driven by politics instead of science. This fact seems to be reinforced time after time. Thank God this was discovered before the forces of darkness could have their will done.

]]> By: ClimateQuoter http://www.climate-skeptic.com/2010/01/fake-but-accurate.html/comment-page-1#comment-7577 ClimateQuoter Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:35:18 +0000 http://www.climate-skeptic.com/?p=1692#comment-7577 Just today the lead author for the Asia section of the report, which contained the false glacier quote, admitted that he knew the statement did not rest on any peer-reviewed science. Why did he include something that had no scientific basis? In his own words (Dr Murari Lal): ‘It related to several countries in this region and their water sources. We thought that if we can highlight it, it will impact policy-makers and politicians and encourage them to take some concrete action...It had importance for the region, so we thought we should put it in.’ - Source They wanted to impact policy-makers and politicians. Let's be clear: this is no longer science. This is politics, specifically of the fear-mongering type. When Asian countries affected by glacier melt read this, they understandably should be concerned. This is no minor claim. They want action to be taken, by both their own countries and the world as a whole. If action isn't taken, the glaciers will melt in 25 years with potentially disastrous consequences. The problem isn't simply that the IPCC caused that sort of alarm with unscientific claims. That would be a problem in and of itself, but the real troubling concern is far deeper. They wanted that alarm. Even worse, they intentionally created that alarm by including a false statement and claiming it was science. http://climatequotes.com/2010/01/24/the-ipcc-meltdown-and-what-it-reveals-part-i/ Just today the lead author for the Asia section of the report, which contained the false glacier quote, admitted that he knew the statement did not rest on any peer-reviewed science. Why did he include something that had no scientific basis? In his own words (Dr Murari Lal):

‘It related to several countries in this region and their water sources. We thought that if we can highlight it, it will impact policy-makers and politicians and encourage them to take some concrete action…It had importance for the region, so we thought we should put it in.’ – Source

They wanted to impact policy-makers and politicians. Let’s be clear: this is no longer science. This is politics, specifically of the fear-mongering type. When Asian countries affected by glacier melt read this, they understandably should be concerned. This is no minor claim. They want action to be taken, by both their own countries and the world as a whole. If action isn’t taken, the glaciers will melt in 25 years with potentially disastrous consequences.

The problem isn’t simply that the IPCC caused that sort of alarm with unscientific claims. That would be a problem in and of itself, but the real troubling concern is far deeper. They wanted that alarm. Even worse, they intentionally created that alarm by including a false statement and claiming it was science.

http://climatequotes.com/2010/01/24/the-ipcc-meltdown-and-what-it-reveals-part-i/

]]> By: Ben M http://www.climate-skeptic.com/2010/01/fake-but-accurate.html/comment-page-1#comment-7576 Ben M Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:20:05 +0000 http://www.climate-skeptic.com/?p=1692#comment-7576 You forgot Pachauri's "voodoo science" accusation. Perhaps Karma is real after all. You forgot Pachauri’s “voodoo science” accusation.

Perhaps Karma is real after all.

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