This begs the question, “Why did so few metrorologists, climatologists, and atmospheric scientists sign off on this latest paper?” Perhaps they know this is faux science?
Isn’t jane fonda a climate scientist?
A couple of years ago I read an article about one of the hottest topics in physics, string theory. And the author said that if you were a physics professor, you had better believe in string theory. Physics departments did not tolerate doubters.
I wonder if the same thing is happening here. “Hey, professor. I noticed that you haven’t signed the Climate Change petition yet. It would be a shame if something bad happened to your career.”
Who cares about expert opinion? They’re entitled to their views but no one, including my doctor, get to tell me how to run my life.
A free society shouldn’t be run by scientists and bureaucrats.
Excellent article...thank you for posting!
“Five percent of the people think; ten percent of the people think they think; and the other eighty-five percent would rather die than think.” Tom Edison
This puts 11,000 concerned scientists in either the ten percent group or the eighty-five percent group.
Historically scientists, even competent individuals, have made bizarre pronouncement for political purposes. In Germany eminent physicists signed a petition denouncing Einstein’s theory of relativity. No good reason to denounce other than the prevailing power structure, who funded them, could not accept the insight of a Jew. In Russia the critics of the geneticist Lysenko, Stalin’s favorite biologist because he argued that newly learned communist values could be inherited, not only shut up but were forced to amend their thinking and research to accommodate the wishes of the ruling Communists.
The rants of the “climate scientists” won’t be the last time that scientists bow to prevailing power especially power that controls the purse.
researchers, flunkies, and gofers.
The Union of Concerned Scientists is worse than this article makes out.
You don’t even have to be a Scientist to be a member. For just $25 a year, anyone can become a “Concerned Scientist” regardless of education or experience.
https://www.ucsusa.org/about/ways-give/benefits-membership
So that 11,000 scientist also could include actors, Lawyers, Activists, Journ-o-list, etc
Science - “Belief in the ignorance of the experts” I think is how that saying goes ...
Seems as though anything generated by the left to legitimize any particular position they espouse, there’s ALWAYS “the rest of the story”.
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My bet is they’re using a loose definition of “scientist”.