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By A Smith (anonymous) | Posted October 25, 2009 at 21:52:29
JonC >> I did notice you didn't have anything to say about the underlying principles of the theory though
If the underlying principles surrounding greenhouse gases and temperature increases are so well understood, why can't climate models predict temperature anomalies with a high level of accuracy? Even just five years out. Can you answer that?
>> I'll assume you are in agreement that human activities do have an affect on temperature.
I would imagine everything has an effect on temperature. However, I don't believe humans can tinker with variables x, y and z and have it turn the planet into a dust bowl. In my lifetime, as the world has grown in population and economic output, the climate has been remarkably stable. Snow every winter, shorts every summer, some years hotter, others cooler. But nothing that would scream the world is ending.
>> it is frustrating, from a science perspective, to see idiots that have no idea what they are talking about think they deserve equal coverage.
I never said I understand how the climate works, G.W. experts did that. All I'm asking for is proof that this is indeed the case. Make some hard predictions, don't just throw out possible "scenarios" and let's see how accurate these climate models really are. If you have faith in the predictive power of climate models, why is this so difficult?
>> you've shown repeatedly that you have no interest in the actual science behind the model.
As soon as I here that climate models are making ACCURATE predictions, then I will get interested in the science behind Global Warming. Until that time, however, all the fancy sounding scientific terms and graphs mean absolutely nothing. It's like an investor with advanced charting applications who uses them to make losing trades. He may look like he knows what he's doing, but in reality, the fancy tools are useless. They produce sizzle, but no steak.
Don't fall into the trap of being impressed with people just because they have the right credentials or they say the right things. Use your brain, be skeptical and keep asking questions.
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