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|    26 Sep 18 17:59:42    |
      >>>>There is nothing you raise that is not common fodder for climate science       >>>>consideration. What are here questions only are not yet answers.       >>>       >>>Exactly. And while that condition remains no self-respecting scientist       >>>should express themselves with certainty on matters of climate change.       >>>>       >>>>THe vast majority know of these possible factorss and remain unmoved absent       >>>>the evidence that would refute what is now known. In any area of science       >>>>there are the minority who have questions, of such consensus is not formed.       >>>>       >>>Your evidence for this is ...? And what does it matter? Like gravity,       >>>the causes of climate change is not a matter upon which we get to       >>>vote.       >>>       >>Gravity ala newton is now superseded by einstein's general theory as       >>the new consennsus,ie. "vote" in physics.       >       >So much for the authority of the consensus in favour of Newton.       >>       >>>>Science goes with evidence, not questions absent evidence coming from them.       >>>       >>>In that case, is it appropriate to label people as deniers simply       >>>because they point out where the theory does not fit the evidence?       >>       >>Questions are not evidence. Special pleading about segments of a model is       >>not evidence.       >       >You are changing the subject. I asked "is it appropriate to label       >people as deniers simply because they point out where the theory does       >not fit the evidence?" You seem to be avoiding that question and all       >that it implies.                     Deniers are self labeling.              Not a problem, questioning is then followed up with normal science; which       the deniers fail to do. >              >Questions are not evidence, agreed, but they can highlight areas where       >evidence is either missing or ignored. One should not reach a       >definitive conclusion when there are outstanding questions remaining       >unanswered.              No area of science is ever without questions, but going with the best model       to fit the evidence at hand is normal science and upon which the consensus       is formed.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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