Anthropogenic Global Warming
There is another excellent post over at Al Fin on human caused global warming. The mounting evidence that, we, the gullible public, have been completely duped on this subject has become overwhelming for me. I have changed my opinion 180 degrees and now believe the evidence for AGW is scant to non-existent.
The interesting thing to me is the rabid reaction of friends who still believe. It is almost like you are trying to kill their first-born or accusing their mother of a crime.
The emotions of belief in AGW are strong and people treat me different when I now say that the evidence is not there to support this position. AGW is the new religion and people don't want their God/Savior messed with.
The interesting thing to me is the rabid reaction of friends who still believe. It is almost like you are trying to kill their first-born or accusing their mother of a crime.
The emotions of belief in AGW are strong and people treat me different when I now say that the evidence is not there to support this position. AGW is the new religion and people don't want their God/Savior messed with.
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Climategate Forecast...
“What is the current scientific consensus on the conclusions reached by Drs. Mann, Bradley and Hughes? [Referring to the hockey stick propagated in UN IPCC 2001 by Michael Mann and debunked by McIntyre and McKitrick in 2003.]
Ans: Based on the literature we have reviewed, there is no overarching consensus on MBH98/99. As analyzed in our social network, there is a tightly knit group of individuals who passionately believe in their thesis. However, our perception is that this group has a self-reinforcing feedback mechanism and, moreover, the work has been sufficiently politicized that they can hardly reassess their public positions without losing credibility.”
AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORT ON THE ‘HOCKEY STICK’ GLOBAL CLIMATE RECONSTRUCTION, also known as The Wegman report was authored by Edward J. Wegman, George Mason University, David W. Scott, Rice University, and Yasmin H. Said, The Johns Hopkins University with the contributions of John T. Rigsby, III, Naval Surface Warfare Center, and Denise M. Reeves, MITRE Corporation.