"Children just aren't going to know what snow is"
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Munchies_Matt wrote:
that within years is repeatedly shown to be wrong
The argument is similar to saying planes don't fly because they occasionally crash. Scientific knowledge does not rely on the anecdotal opinions of a few pundits.
Peter Wasser "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
pwasser wrote:
The argument is similar to saying planes don't fly because they occasionally crash.
As an analogy that is utterly ridiculous. Really. It doesn't even deserve an answer. Your quote pretty much says it all. GW alarmists are fools and fanatics. Dr David Viner is clearly a fool.
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TheGreatAndPowerfulOz wrote:
You do realize that the earth has been much warmer than this in the past and we all survived right?
Sure. We can even use the knowledge from the past on what to do with mass-migrations of species, invasions of foreign predators, having a flexible way of feeding the planet, and how to protect coastal cities. It is all there, preserved in Atlantis!
TheGreatAndPowerfulOz wrote:
Either way, we'll go right on surviving, thank you very much!
The coming ten years, yes. ..and then there's the challenges outside of climate change - no, our long-term outlook is one of an endangered species.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
I agree that there are other challenges outside of climate change that are a bit more dire. Our beeing endangered is all to blame on a few people that are a bit... overzealous... researching things like nuclear weapons probably wasn't the most brilliant idea humanity had, considering our long history of combat and war...
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TheGreatAndPowerfulOz wrote:
You do realize that the earth has been much warmer than this in the past and we all survived right?
Sure. We can even use the knowledge from the past on what to do with mass-migrations of species, invasions of foreign predators, having a flexible way of feeding the planet, and how to protect coastal cities. It is all there, preserved in Atlantis!
TheGreatAndPowerfulOz wrote:
Either way, we'll go right on surviving, thank you very much!
The coming ten years, yes. ..and then there's the challenges outside of climate change - no, our long-term outlook is one of an endangered species.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
Eddy Vluggen wrote:
surviving...The coming ten years, yes
You really think this? Boy, are you in for a surprise! You need to wake up a bit. Take a look here: https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2015/01/20/massive-tampering-with-temperatures-in-south-america/[^] You are being bullshitted. Yes, there has been some warming, but it isn't that bad and certainly isn't a danger to anyone or anything and anyone who tells you it is is lying. OK? :)
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Eddy Vluggen wrote:
surviving...The coming ten years, yes
You really think this? Boy, are you in for a surprise! You need to wake up a bit. Take a look here: https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2015/01/20/massive-tampering-with-temperatures-in-south-america/[^] You are being bullshitted. Yes, there has been some warming, but it isn't that bad and certainly isn't a danger to anyone or anything and anyone who tells you it is is lying. OK? :)
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Eddy Vluggen wrote:
Assuming he is, what is the worst that could happen?
Depends on what remedies you seek.
Eddy Vluggen wrote:
Assuming he isn't, and we ignore the warning, what is the worst that can happen?
We continue to drag the poorest out of poverty. With improved lifestyles, the birthrates will continue to decrease. We have plenty of time in which to move energy production from fossil fuels to something practical - Thorium Reactors, possibly. (Wind and Solar have a place, but it ain't as a mainstay.) Can't expand any further, past my bedtime, except to say:
Eddy Vluggen wrote:
The wrong assumption could have some serious consequences.
is just not scary enough. More death and destruction required.
All that is necessary for Evil to succeed is for Good Folks to keep voting for their Party. - Cornelius Thirp
ICT558 wrote:
Depends on what remedies you seek.
Good point; I've heard some "remedies" that would probably be worse than the original problem.
ICT558 wrote:
We continue to drag the poorest out of poverty.
Please, stop lying.
ICT558 wrote:
With improved lifestyles, the birthrates will continue to decrease.
Only increased cost of living would do that.
ICT558 wrote:
More death and destruction required.
In due time.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Said Dr David Viner, a senior research scientist at the climatic research unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia within a few years winter snowfall will become "a very rare and exciting event". "Children just aren't going to know what snow is," he said [^] A Doctorate scientist, an expert in climatology, working at the very core of the latest and most modern research into the climate and weather, gets it completely, utterly, 100% wrong. Whiteout Britain: Amazing aerial pictures show blanket of snow covering the UK - and there's still more to come [^] Look at the morons CV: https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/david-viner/30/766/14a[^] he still takes himself seriously! :laugh: :laugh:
I wonder if the point you are trying to get at is that he made some statements that of themselves are not particularly scientific in their language. Also his 'exceptionally' titled header in LinkedIn does have a more cheesy smell emanating from it than my... well I'd better not go there. The problem with much of science is that it deals with probabilities and uncertainties - the problem with this is that politicians and the general public are not used to seeing science in this manner. Therefore some scientists make the sort of statements, which can be quite unhelpful from a scientific point of view, that he made asserting certainty where only probability exists.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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I wonder if the point you are trying to get at is that he made some statements that of themselves are not particularly scientific in their language. Also his 'exceptionally' titled header in LinkedIn does have a more cheesy smell emanating from it than my... well I'd better not go there. The problem with much of science is that it deals with probabilities and uncertainties - the problem with this is that politicians and the general public are not used to seeing science in this manner. Therefore some scientists make the sort of statements, which can be quite unhelpful from a scientific point of view, that he made asserting certainty where only probability exists.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
Its the self description of 'Legend' in his CV that makes me want to puke. The problem here is that he based his views on 15 years of data, which loosely correlated with CO2, and continued that assumption to make a prediction which turned out to be utterly wrong, not just one, but many times, repeatedly, year after year. This just shows that he got it wrong, that's all. Of course he wont admit that, and neither will many here it seems.
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ICT558 wrote:
Depends on what remedies you seek.
Good point; I've heard some "remedies" that would probably be worse than the original problem.
ICT558 wrote:
We continue to drag the poorest out of poverty.
Please, stop lying.
ICT558 wrote:
With improved lifestyles, the birthrates will continue to decrease.
Only increased cost of living would do that.
ICT558 wrote:
More death and destruction required.
In due time.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
Eddy Vluggen wrote:
Please, stop lying.
I say, steady on old chap. A fellow could take offence, don't you know. I merely take note of what various organizations, UN, etc., say. The UN claims that extreme poverty has been reduced by half during the period 1990-2014.
Eddy Vluggen wrote:
Only increased cost of living would do that.
Well, declining birthrates and a rising standard of living have been observed to go hand in hand. Each appears to reinforce the other. Implementing simultaneous programs for fertility reduction, healthcare and education has been the most successful action.
Eddy Vluggen wrote:
In due time.
Very likely, but AGW is an unlikely cause.
All that is necessary for Evil to succeed is for Good Folks to keep voting for their Party. - Cornelius Thirp
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Eddy Vluggen wrote:
Please, stop lying.
I say, steady on old chap. A fellow could take offence, don't you know. I merely take note of what various organizations, UN, etc., say. The UN claims that extreme poverty has been reduced by half during the period 1990-2014.
Eddy Vluggen wrote:
Only increased cost of living would do that.
Well, declining birthrates and a rising standard of living have been observed to go hand in hand. Each appears to reinforce the other. Implementing simultaneous programs for fertility reduction, healthcare and education has been the most successful action.
Eddy Vluggen wrote:
In due time.
Very likely, but AGW is an unlikely cause.
All that is necessary for Evil to succeed is for Good Folks to keep voting for their Party. - Cornelius Thirp
ICT558 wrote:
A fellow could take offence, don't you know.
I did, hence the reaction.
ICT558 wrote:
The UN claims that extreme poverty has been reduced
Given the correct definitions they could even prove that.
ICT558 wrote:
Each appears to reinforce the other.
Appears, yes. Evolution says "no".
ICT558 wrote:
Implementing simultaneous programs for fertility reduction, healthcare and education has been the most successful action.
It is just not feasible on a global scale.
ICT558 wrote:
Very likely, but AGW is an unlikely cause.
That would be a nice epitaph. "It wasn't AGW, was it?"
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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ICT558 wrote:
A fellow could take offence, don't you know.
I did, hence the reaction.
ICT558 wrote:
The UN claims that extreme poverty has been reduced
Given the correct definitions they could even prove that.
ICT558 wrote:
Each appears to reinforce the other.
Appears, yes. Evolution says "no".
ICT558 wrote:
Implementing simultaneous programs for fertility reduction, healthcare and education has been the most successful action.
It is just not feasible on a global scale.
ICT558 wrote:
Very likely, but AGW is an unlikely cause.
That would be a nice epitaph. "It wasn't AGW, was it?"
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
Eddy Vluggen wrote:
I did, hence the reaction.
You found "We continue to drag the poorest out of poverty" personally offensive? How say?
Eddy Vluggen wrote:
Given the correct definitions they could even prove that.
Well, regardless of any UN figures, there has been an obvious improvement in living standards throughout the world during my lifetime.
Eddy Vluggen wrote:
Appears, yes.
'Appears' as in "correlation is not necessarily causation".
Eddy Vluggen wrote:
Evolution says "no".
Evidence says "yes". Hence: "declining birthrates and a rising standard of living have been observed to go hand in hand." Note: observed.
Eddy Vluggen wrote:
It is just not feasible on a global scale.
And yet, it is. Outside of Africa and Afghanistan, birthrates are at 2-3 children, or fewer. In countries without insurgency or war, healthcare has improved. Only primary education is nowhere near meeting the UN's targets. Were the world to set aside 1.5% of their military budgets (or the US were to spend only $600 Bn on theirs) and add that to their current contributions, the primary education target could also be reached.
Eddy Vluggen wrote:
That would be a nice epitaph.
But pointless.
All that is necessary for Evil to succeed is for Good Folks to keep voting for their Party. - Cornelius Thirp
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Said Dr David Viner, a senior research scientist at the climatic research unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia within a few years winter snowfall will become "a very rare and exciting event". "Children just aren't going to know what snow is," he said [^] A Doctorate scientist, an expert in climatology, working at the very core of the latest and most modern research into the climate and weather, gets it completely, utterly, 100% wrong. Whiteout Britain: Amazing aerial pictures show blanket of snow covering the UK - and there's still more to come [^] Look at the morons CV: https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/david-viner/30/766/14a[^] he still takes himself seriously! :laugh: :laugh:
