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“I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.” ― Oscar Wilde
“And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence” ― Bertrand Russell
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Originally posted by firstfloor View PostMy point is that Spencer plays down a massive spike in the data. Even if you have no idea of the consequences it is a reckless attitude. The correct scientific approach is to recognize that there is a large data spike and it might be important because we know that CO2 will trap heat. Then you go measure other things and look for correlations and build models to try to calculate outcomes and so on. What you do not do is just sit on your hands.
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Originally posted by John Reece View PostAnd how is it that you have ascertained that Spencer has just sat on his hands?
“There's probably a natural reason for global warming … We will look back on it as a gigantic false alarm … The Earth isn't that sensitive to how much CO2 we put into the atmosphere. I think we need to consider the possibility that more carbon dioxide is better than less.” – Roy Spencer
Why would a real scientist refer to his colleagues as Nazis?
http://www.drroyspencer.com/2014/02/...warming-nazis/
“Like the Nazis, they are anti-capitalist.” – What has that got to do with scientific research?
From reading your many posts on this subject it is abundantly clear that you have great difficulty separating science from politically motivated commentary and this is why you keep getting it wrong.“I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.” ― Oscar Wilde
“And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence” ― Bertrand Russell
“not all there” - you know who you are
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Originally posted by firstfloor View PostNotice how Roy Spencer on his own website plays down this important fact:
“It is interesting to note that, even though carbon dioxide is necessary for life on Earth to exist, there is precious little of it in Earth’s atmosphere. As of 2008, only 39 out of every 100,000 molecules of air were CO2, and it will take mankind’s CO2 emissions 5 more years to increase that number by 1, to 40.”
Put that way, it sounds like nothing, almost too few molecules to mention; even that increased CO2 is good for the environment but that is 2.5% in 5 years and 10% in only 20 years. And when you see that on a graph it is a massive spike. A scientist seeing that sort of spike in the data starts rubbing his chin rather than pretending at the outset that it is nothing to worry about.
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Originally posted by Sparko View Postand the planet has a feedback system. More CO2, the better plants thrive, and absorb more CO2 and release more oxygen.“I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.” ― Oscar Wilde
“And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence” ― Bertrand Russell
“not all there” - you know who you are
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Originally posted by firstfloor View PostMaybe, but the equilibrium is disturbed and there is no experience yet of how well any balancing mechanism works. We need to do better than just cross our fingers because we are continuing to charge the system with CO2.
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Originally posted by firstfloor View PostWhy would a real scientist refer to his colleagues as Nazis?
Do you know what a Holocaust denier is? Do you not understand the allusion that the slanderous word denier bears?
Here is Dr. Spencer's answer to your question:
Time to push back against the global warming Nazis
February 20th, 2014 by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D.
Yeah, somebody pushed my button.
When politicians and scientists started calling people like me “deniers”, they crossed the line. They are still doing it.
They indirectly equate (1) the skeptics’ view that global warming is not necessarily all manmade nor a serious problem, with (2) the denial that the Nazi’s extermination of millions of Jews ever happened.
Too many of us for too long have ignored the repulsive, extremist nature of the comparison. It’s time to push back.
I’m now going to start calling these people “global warming Nazis”.
The pseudo-scientific ramblings by their leaders have falsely warned of mass starvation, ecological collapse, agricultural collapse, overpopulation…all so that the masses would support their radical policies. Policies that would not voluntarily be supported by a majority of freedom-loving people.
They are just as guilty as the person who cries “fire!” in a crowded theater when no fire exists. Except they threaten the lives of millions of people in the process.
Like the Nazis, they advocate the supreme authority of the state (fascism), which in turn supports their scientific research to support their cause (in the 1930s, it was superiority of the white race).
Dissenting scientific views are now jack-booted through tactics like pressuring scientific journals to not publish papers with which they disagree…even getting journal editors to resign.
Like the Nazis, they are anti-capitalist. They are willing to sacrifice millions of lives of poor people at the altar of radical environmentalism, advocating expensive energy policies that increase poverty. And if there is a historically demonstrable threat to humanity, it is poverty.
I’m not talking about those who think we should be working toward new forms of energy to eventually displace our dependence of fossil fuels. Even I believe in that; after all, fossil fuels are a finite resource.
I’m instead talking about the extremists. They are the ones who are sure they are right, and who are bent on forcing their views upon everyone else. Unfortunately, the extremists are usually the only ones you hear from in the media, because they scream the loudest and make the most outrageous claims.
They invoke “consensus”, which results from only like-minded scientists who band together to support a common cause.
This authoritarianism tends to happen with an over-educated elite class…I have read that Nazi Germany had more PhDs per capita than any other country. I’m not against education, but it seems like some of the stupidest people are also the most educated.
So, as long as they continue to call people like me “deniers”, I will call them “global warming Nazis”.
I didn’t start this fight…they did. Yeah, somebody pushed my button.
NOTE: A couple people in comments have questioned my use of “Nazi”, which might be considered over the top. Considering the fact that these people are supporting policies that will kill far more people than the Nazis ever did — all in the name of what they consider to be a righteous cause — I think it is very appropriate. Again, I didn’t start the name-calling.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostJumping to conclusions and yelling "The Sky is Falling!" is not exactly the correct response.“I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.” ― Oscar Wilde
“And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence” ― Bertrand Russell
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Originally posted by firstfloor View PostI agree. Scientific papers as opposed to commentary are very unemotional.
Nice job Chicken Little.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostAs you said, we don't understand the feedback mechanisms that well, so there is no way to model the effect of putting CO2 into the atmosphere. Except that is exactly what you and the "scientific papers" claim to know, therefore begin yelling "the sky is falling" based upon faulty models and no evidence.
But - despite the temperature projections being wildly inaccurate - sea levels continue to rise, and despite the increased area of the polar ice sheets, the actual volume is reduced. That data doesn't indicate that global warming is a myth - it just means that the climatologists got their sums wrong.
And they can't demonstrate that human activity has contributed significantly to global warming through increased CO2 levels because .... they got their sums wrong.
They are making faith claims and nothing more ... Even if in the end they are shown to be right, they will have been right by mistake.1Cor 15:34 Come to your senses as you ought and stop sinning; for I say to your shame, there are some who know not God.
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Scripture before Tradition:
but that won't prevent others from
taking it upon themselves to deprive you
of the right to call yourself Christian.
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Originally posted by John Reece View PostDr. Spencer answered that question in the context to which your link took me.“I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.” ― Oscar Wilde
“And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence” ― Bertrand Russell
“not all there” - you know who you are
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostAs you said, we don't understand the feedback mechanisms that well, so there is no way to model the effect of putting CO2 into the atmosphere. Except that is exactly what you and the "scientific papers" claim to know, therefore begin yelling "the sky is falling" based upon faulty models and no evidence.
Nice job Chicken Little.“I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.” ― Oscar Wilde
“And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence” ― Bertrand Russell
“not all there” - you know who you are
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How would you manage it?“I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.” ― Oscar Wilde
“And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence” ― Bertrand Russell
“not all there” - you know who you are
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Originally posted by firstfloor View PostNo, but look at the size of the project that climate scientists are engaged in, it encompasses the entire globe and even the sun. There has to be a synthesis at some point. And someone has to report to governments on the overall situation and that requires the formation of a consensus.
What is so complex is computer modeling designed to fabricate an outcome to satisfy a desired political consensus.
See here.
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