Globe Warmer In Time of Vikings

SEWilco writes "A record of recent global temperatures has been assembled by piecing together the hundreds of studies with past temperature estimates [Discovery, Harvard]. The record shows there was a "Medieval Warm Period" warmer than the 20th Century. This was followed by the "Little Ice Age", which ended around 1900. We're having average climate now. Numerous sources indicated this, but apparently were not gathered into one document" This adds some more background reading to the previously linked Telegraph story.

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Re: In too deep now...

[HBI]

I have two illustrative quotes for you:

"We have to offer up scary scenarios, make simplified, dramatic statements, and make little mention of any doubts we may have. Each of us has to decide what the right balance is between being effective and being honest."

Professor Schneider's bio

This quote was in the October 1987 issue of Discover magazine. The statement was quoted by Jonathan Schell, author of a volume entitled "The Fate of the Earth". To give context to the previous quote, Mr. Schell also notes:

"We need to act on theory alone, which is to say on prediction alone. It follows that the reputation of scientific prediction needs to be enhanced. But that can happen, paradoxically, only if scientists disavow the certainty and precision that they normally insist on. Above all, we need to learn to act decisively to forestall predicted perils even while knowing that they may never materialize. We must take action, in a manner of speaking, to preserve our ignorance." [bold added for emphasis]

Mr. Schell is a contributor to the Nation.

I suggest that your bad science is right there. Distilled down, "We'll offer up lies and half-baked exhortations because those dumbasses won't know the difference, and are too stupid to discern the truth or understand us. And who knows, we might be right. But probably not."

I don't like being lied to, but since this issue is religion for one side of the debate, I can hardly imagine that side changing its ways now.

Doesn't change the fact that they are scumbags though.