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Study Finds World Warmth Edging to Ancient Levels
Krishna Dagli writes to mention a decades-long study by NASA scientists. According to the research, global temperatures are reaching highs not seen in thousands of years. From the article: "One of the findings from this collaboration is that the Western Equatorial Pacific and Indian Oceans are now as warm as, or warmer than, at any prior time in the Holocene. The Holocene is the relatively warm period that has existed for almost 12,000 years, since the end of the last major ice age. The Western Pacific and Indian Oceans are important because, as these researchers show, temperature change there is indicative of global temperature change. Therefore, by inference, the world as a whole is now as warm as, or warmer than, at any time in the Holocene. According to Lea, 'The Western Pacific is important for another reason, too: it is a major source of heat for the world's oceans and for the global atmosphere.'"
Nice attempt to paint his comment as like unto Epimenides' Paradox, but it fails in that "honesty" and "truthfulness" are not the same thing. All lies are dishonest, but not all dishonesty is wholly untruthful. Further, Epimenides' Paradox is just a philosophical exercise. It very obviously doesn't apply in real life. Liars tell the truth all the time-- you just don't know when.
This person claimed that their decision making process was to assume all members of society were lying. It is certainly logical to point out why that point of view is not a reasonable method of making decisions. The truth is you have to evaluate all the data and make the best decision you can based upon it. In the context of his assertions, my rebuttal was wholly appropriate.