IslandTractor
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toppop52 said:Is there room beside yours? AGW hard core believers that see no other possibilities in a universe of possibilities are certainly using up a lot of the world's available sand!
It is not a question of believer vs non believer. The question is whether you follow the progress of climate science, whichever way it takes us, or if you choose to take a closed minded position based primarily on your political views. I don't think I qualify as "AGW hardcore" and I sure hope I am not as close minded as the naysayers who issue proclamations regarding the gullibility of those who take a position that is supported by the vast majority of professional climate scientists. We don't yet have an obviously correct and complete theory or model yet but that is no reason to reject the current state of the art models. I would remind you that we don't yet have a full understanding of cancer but that is no reason to sit on the sidelines and refuse less than perfect therapy. You go with the best assessment you can put together using the best available data and best trained minds to interpret that data. It's called science. There is a strong anti intellectual strain amongst those who protest that scientists are all biased or protecting their gravy train. Wouldn't that also hold true for cancer researchers, NASA engineers, etc etc. look back at the history of science, the anti intellectual forces are virtually always proven wrong in the end. Science, done properly with open minded criticism and experimentation has so far never failed to come to conclusions that turn out to be close enough to reality or truth that we can act reasonably. To state plainly that "AGW is a hoax" is simply anti intellectual. We don't know yet whether it is absolutely the case but a preponderance of evidence as interpreted by those in the field seems to raise the likelihood that AGW is real. To argue that we need further confirmation is just saying the science is unfinished. To plainly deny AGW today is either naive, stupid, or reflects a willingness to ignore science for political reasons.