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Re: Even sixth graders are too smart for progressives
By Rao
Mar 27th 2007
at 12:36 pm EDT
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Mar 27th 2007 at 12:37 pm EDT)
Lets just agree that everyone has a burden of proof here; there are intelligent criticisms of the global warming hypothesis -- none of them, however, involve some sort of eco-friendly Jesus. Make an argument, Matt, and we'll discuss it.
The best proof out there, the IPCC report, says that warming is unequivocal and that human actions are "very likely" the cause. It defines "very likely" as "the assessed likelihood, using expert judgement...is over 90%." While I agree that 90% is not 100% -- and that the global warming hypothesis is more tenuous then, say, the one about gravity -- 90% is pretty good for a generally conservative scientific report (and one that was scaled down due to the influence of skeptical governments like ours). Are you really saying that we shouldn't take action on global warming, even if there is a scientific consensus on a 90% likelihood of its existence?
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New "Expert" Testimony on Climate Change for Conservatives
While those of us in the progressive and fact-based community lament press coverage of global warming, conservatives (woeful cries of victimhood notwithstanding) seem to make out pretty well. Despite that well known study showing virtually zero significant dissent among actual scientific experts on the existence of human-induced climate change, every mainstream media outlet (confusing objectivity with equal time) always describes climate change as a contentious theory.
The Drudge Report has found new expert testimony to corroborate conservative denials, though. On his popular website (a link aggregator that appeals to conservatives by sticking Anna-Nicole updates next to calls for immigrant-hunts), Drudge posted this: 6th Graders Vote that Global Warming is not caused by humans...
Yes, those arbiters of wisdom and gods among men in the scientific community otherwise known as pre-teens have weighed in. Score one for Inhofe and Exxon.
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The best proof out there, the IPCC report, says that warming is unequivocal and that human actions are "very likely" the cause. It defines "very likely" as "the assessed likelihood, using expert judgement...is over 90%." While I agree that 90% is not 100% -- and that the global warming hypothesis is more tenuous then, say, the one about gravity -- 90% is pretty good for a generally conservative scientific report (and one that was scaled down due to the influence of skeptical governments like ours). Are you really saying that we shouldn't take action on global warming, even if there is a scientific consensus on a 90% likelihood of its existence?