Comments on: “The P.I.G. to Science”: Climate Change Misdirection http://www.anthonares.net/2005/11/pig-to-science-climate-change.html Chronicling and Commenting on Human Progress Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:17:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Anthonares » Blog Archive » On Rejecting the Work of Scientists http://www.anthonares.net/2005/11/pig-to-science-climate-change.html#comment-33220 Anthonares » Blog Archive » On Rejecting the Work of Scientists Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:10:48 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2005/11/pig-to-science-climate-change.html#comment-33220 [...] the remaining few credible scientific arguments against global warming in general were eliminated (see this post). Now, even the skeptics, or at least the honest ones, admit the warming is real. The last bastion [...] […] the remaining few credible scientific arguments against global warming in general were eliminated (see this post). Now, even the skeptics, or at least the honest ones, admit the warming is real. The last bastion […]

]]> By: Anthony Kendall http://www.anthonares.net/2005/11/pig-to-science-climate-change.html#comment-48 Anthony Kendall Wed, 30 Nov 2005 13:28:00 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2005/11/pig-to-science-climate-change.html#comment-48 Bruce, Thank you for the compliment! I completely agree that what may seem to a lot of people to be simply "politically-loaded rubbish" still needs to be treated seriously if the issues are important enough. I hope that this point will be reinforced in the review of the chapters on intelligent design and evolution (coming in a couple weeks). Science typically responds to these non-scientific attacks with indifference, or at worst, haughty dismissal. It is the perceived arrogance of scientists that fuels whatever success its opponents have achieved. They have no evidence, no real theories, but our foolish response is what keeps them going. Bruce,
Thank you for the compliment! I completely agree that what may seem to a lot of people to be simply “politically-loaded rubbish” still needs to be treated seriously if the issues are important enough. I hope that this point will be reinforced in the review of the chapters on intelligent design and evolution (coming in a couple weeks).

Science typically responds to these non-scientific attacks with indifference, or at worst, haughty dismissal. It is the perceived arrogance of scientists that fuels whatever success its opponents have achieved. They have no evidence, no real theories, but our foolish response is what keeps them going.

]]> By: FlyingSinger http://www.anthonares.net/2005/11/pig-to-science-climate-change.html#comment-47 FlyingSinger Wed, 30 Nov 2005 13:14:00 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2005/11/pig-to-science-climate-change.html#comment-47 Wow. Elegant, forceful, well-targeted but fair, succinct, informative -- everything that Bethell's writing is NOT. While most rational people would simply say "of course this is a load of politically-loaded rubbish," you are responding seriously and responsibly because of the importance of these issues. This deserves to be widely read and emulated. Great work. -Bruce Wow. Elegant, forceful, well-targeted but fair, succinct, informative — everything that Bethell’s writing is NOT. While most rational people would simply say “of course this is a load of politically-loaded rubbish,” you are responding seriously and responsibly because of the importance of these issues.

This deserves to be widely read and emulated. Great work.

-Bruce

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