[Seaplaner]

Interesting cartoon, my FRiend, and please accept some respectful criticism (from a scientist.)

You have "theory" and "hypothesis" reversed. Hypothesis comes first, and theory second. Theories are formed from testing hypotheses.

[Seaplaner]

Oops, never mind; I see what you did.

[PROCON]

Theories are formed from testing hypotheses.

Good point; perhaps the creator of the cartoon, which wasn't me, is insinuating that climate "scientists" wouldn't know the difference anyway. :-)

[BwanaNdege]

That is one of the main points of the cartoon.

Invent an emotional Theory.
Create computer models
Cherry-pick data
Pronounce the issue “Settled Science” and canonize the High Priests of your Religion - Gore, Paul Ehrlich, etc.

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary. H. L. Mencken