> On Dec 28, 2007 11:29 AM, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1. The discoverer pitches the claim directly to the media. > > An inconvenient truth.
Based on research that has been presented in peer reviewed journals first, long before Gore's An Inconvenient Truth. > > > 2. The discoverer says that a powerful establishment is trying to > suppress his or her work. > > All "Deniers" are paid for by big oil. You mean like those deniers who were funded by Exxon and other oil and energy groups? And that sponsorship been well documented. So its more than just a claim. > > > > 3. The scientific effect involved is always at the very limit of > detection. > > Trust us, we can't prove it, we just know. You mean like the current rates of arctic ice sheet melting, whose cause is global warming, according to the scientific community's consensus. Or the significant changes in migration rates and times - as documented in Nature. Or the 20 or 30 other indications as has been documented in various wildlife biology journals, etc. > > > 4. Evidence for a discovery is anecdotal. > > Disappearing ice caps, random ice core samples and Hurricane Katrina > should be proof enough. Or the hundreds of other data that has been accumulating and published in a variety of reputable journals. Yep them pesky peer reviewed scientific journals just loves them anecdotes. Just can't get enough of them. > > > 5. The discoverer says a belief is credible because it has endured > for centuries. > N/A > > > 6. The discoverer has worked in isolation. > N/A > > > 7. The discoverer must propose new laws of nature to explain an > observation. > > That is global warming. Say what? You know that statement even stretches the credulity of the most devout follower of faith based science. Its all very basic stuff, you heat something up and it gets warmer. The evidence is very solid that we're heading up the earth and of course it gets warmer. What new laws of nature are you referring to? I suggest that you stay away from that right-wingnut koolaide, its starting to rot your critical thinking abilities. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:249268 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
