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Nebraska Scientists Refuse To Carry Out Climate Change-Denying Study
Lasrick writes "Nebraska researchers say they refuse to be used as political pawns: 'The problem, according to members of the governor-appointed Climate Assessment and Response Committee, is that the bill behind the study specifically calls for the researchers to look at 'cyclical' climate change. In so doing, it completely leaves out human contributions to global warming.'"
I thought that one of the things that made something a "science" was that it could be falsifiable. However, when so-called researchers refuse to try to find alternative explanations for a prevailing theory, it seems to me that they are more intent on building a cathedral than on discovering the truth. If the researchers are self-funded, then what they do is their business, but if they are dependent on the public purse, then they cannot thumb their noses at their paymasters and still expected to be paid.
More proof that the AGW movement is a cult. Real scientists would do the investigation o learn more about climate change, not shrink away from it just because it upsets their insular worldview.
I would have a lot more respect for "not wanting to be political pawns" if they had not already chosen a side of the board.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
Refusing to look at alternative hypotheses speaks volumes of these "scientists". The reaction would be the same if a Catholic priest was asked to attempt to verify the existence of Vishnu.
AGW continues to be junk science by excluding itself from the scientific method. Scientific hypotheses must be falsifiable, when you conjure up a hypotheses that is not, you're not longer dealing in science, you're dealing in religion.
Why do we not need a study on cyclical climate change? Recognizing how much of global warming isn't due to humans is also important.
Mod parent insightful.
If you don't have any understanding of the noise, how can you detect the signal?
Real signal can be masked by noise just as well as fake signal could be induced by noise.
Fear of knowing what part of a trend is noise vs signal is simply intellectually dishonest.
Many claim that the recent leveling off of global warming is because we just happen to be in a period where solar output is lower.
If true, as soon as that solar output ramps up we are in for double trouble.
If you refuse to study cyclical warming trends, specifically in this case solar output, you have no idea how much trouble
or how soon.
In fact, if you refuse to quantify the noise, you have to totally toss out the solar output argument and accept that the leveling off
is real signal, and the new norm.
Fear of knowledge, and acceptance of dogma defines a religion, not a science.
Sig Battery depleted. Reverting to safe mode.
I don't even know what they mean by "cyclical climate change".
Wow. Really? I have to be honest with you: this is the most disingenuous post I have seen in a long time.
There are a multitude of cyclical climate events that make up part of the models used in AGW theory. You simply can't even begin to have a valid theory if you do not take them into account.
Among those, but by no means an all-inclusive list, are: the short solar cycle (~ 11 years), plus longer term known solar cycles. And then there are the El Nio and La Nia (ENSO) events... which may be a bit more chaotic but still cyclical. And many more.
You can't seriously claim to be studying AGW, and ignore these others, because they are going to effect your results. There is no way around it.
By telling the researchers to "look at 'cyclical' climate change", you are telling them to lock in to a conclusion, that climate changes cyclically, instead of studying and understanding the mechanisms that causes change.
Horse balls. You are telling them to study phenomena that are essential to their understanding of AGW, or even whether it exists.
Oh I see.
Forcibly take a portion of my personal property (taxes) and it over to some elite board of intellectuals who aren't beholden in any way whatsoever to me, they taxpayer?
No thanks.
THL phish sticks