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- ( 'scientific opinion' being o.k. when it confirms one's position...not so much otherwise ? )
Those who actively promote climate scepticism are well networked, and have been termed 'deniers' rather than sceptics because many show scant regard for the facts, while seizing avidly on any error in the work of climate scientists. This article discusses the psychology of climate change denial.We have put together a hall of shame featuring the worst offenders.( There's an idea. I've already listed disinformation about disagreement being promoted as conspiracy from the BBC and Grist. Lists of themes needing debunking take 'conspiracy theory' to new heights. ;) LOL But laRouche is different ! Riiiight.The Great Global Warming Swindle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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why were people persuaded by a programme that they knew contradicted the vast body of reputable scientific opinion. Here are some explanations.
1. It followed a trusted format
Fifty years of public service broadcasting has created a standard science documentary format. Interviews with scientists and animated graphics are intercut with general footage of an issue, sometimes a little montage. The whole thing is held together by the modulated authoritative voice-over of a professional male actor.We trust this familiar and dull format because we assume that broadcasters and science documentaries do not knowingly lie.( There's my problem. I grew up taking it as an article of faith that corrupt politicians lied constantly and consistently...and that government disinformation and secrecy was an institutional condition of the 'media.')Professional scientists are usually extremely cautious, prefacing their statements with dithering caveats such as “it is still too early to draw a firm conclusion but the data suggests that…”. By this measure when professional scientists are highly confident and assertive we assume that what they say is beyond contest.
And the programme avoided any unfortunate confrontations with real scientists and allowing them no space on the programme.( But the climate change/anthropogenic global warming al la Gore is a raucous group dismissive of claims that the science is incomplete, impossible of adequate sampling/calculation/quantifying, and defective in assuming modeling is a suitable basis to project the future while also ignoring random factors taking complex interlinked processes off in competing directions in a chaotic universe.But we have computers ! G.I.G.O. )It is remarkable that people’s belief in climate change is still so fragile that the firm consensus of the world’s scientific bodies can be challenged by a polemic documentary produced, let us remind ourselves, by the same channel that put out Celebrity Big Brother.( That impressive purported concensus is the most impressive point of the presentation. Appeal to Authority limits the pool of 'qualified scientific analysts'....in a political brouhaha of media manipulation. Except...authority is a known liar ! )R J Hill says:
May 1, 2007 at 3:40 pm
I do not doubt there is climate change but I do think that the program raised some doubts as to the causes and there seeems to be some science that suggests that it is not all due to CO2. This is heresy to the environmental lobby, wind and nuclear industries and manna to the energy lobby. Earth science has a poor record in dealing with maverick views, for example plate tectonics, because it is hard to test theories by experiment.We should be looking at the science rather than attacking the people or a
populist tv programme.A detailed critique of the ‘Chilling Sun’ would be a good start.
Anyway we should be concentrating on mitigation of the effects of global warming, and also reducing reliance on fossil fuels, a good thing in itself.
[George says: no scientists claims that all global warming is due to carbon dioxide. Clearly there are many factors involved. But the IPCC has looked at this repeatedly and concluded that CO2 is the dominante cause. The "attack" on the contributors is highly relevant, though. One has to be extremely naive to believe people who are being paid by powerful vested interests, ignore all counter arguments and constantly change their story. Wegener (plate techtonics) was a reputable scientist who went to great lengths to collect irrefutable evidence for his theory]( Right. There's your 'authority.' )Climate Change 2007: Working Group III: Mitigation of Climate Change
http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/annex1sglossary-r-z.htmlScenario
A plausible description of how the future may develop based on a coherent and internally consistent set of assumptions about key driving forces (e.g., rate of technological change, prices) and relationships. Note that scenarios are neither predictions nor forecasts, but are useful to provide a view of the implications of developments and actions.( There's your 'science'...as reported by the developer. 'Assume'...makes an ass of you and me. Generally I enjoy Science Fiction BTW )
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