A long and interesting article about the sceptics of Global Warming: I'm not posting the entire thing - go and read it at the URL. The short version of my response to the sceptics would be to point them at realclimate.org - but I found the following two snippets from the article fascinating, and not just in the context of the climate change "debate", either. They're disturbing reflections of how polarised and spin-oriented the whole notion of public discourse has become. Witness, closer to home, just how much posturing there is on both sides of the reservation issue.
So, now the world is not coming to an end? Damnit. There's quacks on both sides, who are you supposed to believe? But, seriously, if reality is based on perception and you can't trust your source of information then how do you make a sound judgement that doesn't warp your reality? I think global warming is the smaller problem as opposed to this evil mind control that we need to battle! This is another case of scientific facts being basically unverifiable by the lay person (especially in the case of something as complicated as climate), so you have to place your trust in one of the noted authorities to give you the right information. Cheers, Aditya
