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Knowledge is a deadly friend
When no one sets the rules.The fate of all mankind I see
Is in the hands of fools.
Let me begin by saying I have enormous respect for William M. Connolley (aka Stoat) and generally do not significantly disagree with him.
However, in his Apr 5th piece “Muller is rubbish” Stoat said “But he [Muller] isn’t a tosser.”
Stoat, you’re just plain wrong, Muller most definitely is a well bad tosser, a “denialist chumming complete bollocks.”
Short Prologue
(more documentation at bottom)
Richard Muller is a Berkeley physicist of some minor notoriety in climate change circles for being critical of “the Hockey Stick” (ie historical temperature reconstructions). By “critical” I mean calling it “phoney.”
Earlier this year the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature group began a project to re-examine the existing temperature data. The project drew criticism for, among other things:
- consisting exclusively of people with a poor track record for:
- discussing the science honestly.
- actually understanding the science.
being funded in part by Koch Industries.
On March 31 Muller testified before Congress and affirmed the high quality of the existing climate science which sent the climate change Deniers into a frenzy.
The Muller sideshow has been one I have been largely ignoring, but then a repeat commenter brought this video clip to my attention:
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