On Friday, March 14, 2014 9:35:19 PM UTC, John Clark wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 4:19 PM, Jesse Mazer <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > > > >>> So, like a creationist > > > >> You need a new insult, you've used that one before. > > > > It's not an insult > > > Of course not, I'm sure that being insulting was the furthest thing from > your mind. > > > This focus on "occasional anomalies" while ignoring all the successes is > certainly characteristic of your own style of argument > > > If we didn't "focus on occasional anomalies" the old theories would be > good enough and we'd never learn anything new. Another such oddity is why > "OVER the past 15 years air temperatures at the Earth’s surface have been > flat while greenhouse-gas emissions have continued to soar. > > > http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21574461-climate-may-be-heating-up-less-response-greenhouse-gas-emissions > sweet jesus...why do you bother yourself johnny boy, with such slobbering drivel when your hearts not in it. Get an evil little mini-me sidekick... Go Johnny boy
> > > it's an observation of how various specific modes of argument you use > are analogous to those of creationists. I have noticed that all people who > confidently argue for fringe positions on scientific issues > > > What fringe position on a scientific issue have I taken? All I've said it > that it's clear that things have been getting warmer and it's not clear how > much warmer they will get in the future and it's even less clear what if > anything we should do about it. I actually think that's pretty damn > non-controversial. > > > >> "The Sierra Club advocates the decommissioning of Glen Canyon Dam and > the draining of Lake Powell. The Club also supports removal, breaching or > decommissioning of many other d > > ... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
