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Archive for November, 2010

BPSDB “Another Top International Scientist Jumps off Global Warming ‘Titanic’” screams one headline, “New peer reviewed study: global warming lowers death rates” claims another. Is it any shock that more accurate titles would be “Another Top International Scientist reaffirms basic, commonly known facts of accepted climate science!” and “Two year old study shows adaptation, not climate [...]

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BPSDB Regulars will know that I have been a huge fan of Potholer54 who has done some excellent climate science videos: 1. Climate Change — the scientific debate 2. Climate Change — the objections Climate Change — Those hacked e-mails Climate Change — isn’t it natural? Climate Change anatomy of a myth I was not [...]

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BPSDB There is that group of people who use the uncritical nonthinking process of denialism when dealing with climate change science. These people are commonly, and correctly referred to as “Deniers.” In the ongoing culture wars the Deniers have been casting about for a suitable pejorative with which to dismiss those who use facts and [...]

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BPSDB de·ni·er dɪˈnaɪər/ [dih-nahy-er] –noun a person who denies. Origin: 1350–1400;  ME; see deny, -er1 Dictionary.com   When a Denier’s behaviour is correctly identified and named the standard response is to plead that they are the victims of an attempt to associate them with Holocaust denial because that is what the word means. Well as [...]

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BPSDB Apples and ice Cherry picking Back to the future In search of… The Schneider fallacies Denier logic fails If there are 7 apples in a barrel and someone says “Oh look, there are some apples.”, how many apples are there in the barrel? If someone else also says “Oh look, there are some apples.”, [...]

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BPSDB Not in London, nor visiting a Queen . HUGE, HUGE, HUGE thanks to S2, truesceptic and all the others who worked to keep this space going. I am truly grateful and nothing I ever do can repay the debt I owe you. You are awesome people of the highest order. You are also owed [...]

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