On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 9:00 AM, schryer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The discussion comes down to trust since no one person can asses the > mass abundance of data available confirming climate change. I trust > the work of the IPCC as this is an international body of respected > scientists whose only interest is in the preservation of the diversity > of life on Earth: http://www.ipcc.ch/
I'm glad you said this. I am leery of the "trust" argument, though I agree with what you say. It's true that nobody, not even specialist, can assess all the evidence in detail, but it is possible, both in theory and practice, to gain a reasonable overall picture of the kinds and qualities of evidence available. That is, we don't *just* have to trust the "experts." The "trust" argument because it is often used by the bozo epistemologists. True, all knowledge gets transmitted and mediated via culture, but evidence and the facts behind those evidence are not *just* culturally determined. Edward --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
