“I asked if they were or weren’t *scientists*”
I say no. I don’t know their resumes, but presumably they were at one time, but what they were engaged in at Hadley CRU was not science, and therefore the folks supporting it were not scientists. Maybe they were scientists in their spare time.....
“Are you unable to answer a simple question, when it doesn’t lead to the strawman / ad hominem you would like it to?”
I thought my answer was self-evident. Global warming “research” and “creation science” is not science they are deceptions, and those engaging in it - if their aim is to meet a pre-determined conclusion fitting some external influence - are not scientists.
I say no. I don’t know their resumes, but presumably they were at one time, but what they were engaged in at Hadley CRU was not science, and therefore the folks supporting it were not scientists. Maybe they were scientists in their spare time.....
OK, great. What is the definition of a scientist? What degree of deceit (including self-deceit) does it take before you become "un-scientisted"?
And what if you lie about one project but not others?
Cheers!