I'm not a scientist, but a journalist, so maybe I shouldn't comment on this
string.
Nevertheless, I wonder about the legitimacy of the word "irrefutably" in this
challenge.
Given the way scientists think about the world, is ANY theory ever
"irrefutably" proven?
I don't think so.
I think even the most respected and generally accepted scientific theories
are only provisionally "proven" -- are seen as supported by the preponderance
of the data, until some brash scientitic pest like a Copernicus or a Newton
comes up with a new paradigm.
My sense of the AGW controversy is that the preponderance of the evidence
supports the notion of "anthopogenic" GW, but not that most climate scientists
are 100% convinced of the truth of this theory -- or any other theory, for that
matter.
That's why the IPCC in its periodic reports has expressed an increasing
confidence in AGW theory - but without saying that their conclusions are
"irrefutable."
Whatever uncertainties may or may not exist over AGW, I think chemist is
demanding an impossible standard of proof in his challenge..
okc chemist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I defy anyone to prove to me that "global warming" is irrefutably a
predominantly anthropogenic process. The scientific method does not
get you there, true facts on A.G.W. are few and far between. Please do
not give me links to environmental activist sites like Real Climate. I
said irrefutable evidence, not politics.
I want to see where a debate on global warming can go if we
use ....just the facts, Madam. If the members here are too eaten up
with politics to scientifically and intelligently discuss the issue,
just ignore this post.
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