He's not a sceptic.  In fact, he's all in on climate change.

On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 4:07 PM, Owen Densmore <[email protected]> wrote:

> Pope Francis.
>
> On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 3:42 PM, Nick Thompson <[email protected]
> > wrote:
>
>> Glen,
>>
>> It's Earnest New Englanders Getting Together.  Is that a recognizable
>> category, or do I need to say more.
>>
>> N
>>
>> Nicholas S. Thompson
>> Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology
>> Clark University
>> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Friam [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of glen
>> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2015 1:42 PM
>> To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[email protected]
>> >
>> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Good climate change skeptics
>>
>>
>> I can't help directly.  But it seems to me that there's a requirement
>> missing from your request.  The missing requirement is the _purpose_ of the
>> forum.  Is it scientific, in which case, scientists are allowed to be what
>> they normally are: skeptical of everything?  Is it political, in which
>> case, the best participants will be popularizers or public intellectuals?
>> Is it social, in which case, there's a need for science/policy crossovers?
>>
>> I think filling that missing link will lead to a more effective choice of
>> the "doubter" you seek.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 09/21/2015 10:35 AM, Nick Thompson wrote:
>> > In the meantime, could you possibly help me with the following.  Clark
>> > University is proposing a forum on climate change.  I want that forum
>> > to be honest, so I am wondering if anybody in this group can propose
>> > me the names of some skeptics who are sober, thoughtful, and have not
>> > resorted to throwing snowballs in the senate, so I could propose those
>> > names to the convening committee.  My thought was that in a forum on
>> > climate change, which would include, of course, many sessions on
>> > consequences and remediation, should be at least one in which the
>> > whole consensus is put in doubt.
>>
>>
>> --
>> ⇔ glen
>>
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