Meh – I at least am not interested. I’m not interested in political partisans from the left who support AGW, and I’m not interested in political partisans from the right who oppose it. In addition, I’m not interested in climate scientists once they decide to be political partisans. I just don’t care what anyone thinks on this subject, except for a few who remain focussed on what the science says. Steve McIntyre, Steve Mosher, Judith Curry, Lucia on the skeptical side. Robert Way earned my respect on the believer side by standing up and defending his work on McIntyre’s site and doing so effectively. Richard Muller, who attacks anyone he thinks is doing the science wrong from either side. Richard Betts shows up regularly at skeptical sites to argue with them, and again does a pretty good job. There are others from each side.
Let the rest shout and sneer at each other, but I won’t be listening.
Meh. I sense the good doctor is trying to focus on the things he thinks are important, and beat a tactical retreat on things he thinks aren’t. In the past, he has published his misgivings about items in this list he now says are bad arguments. Did he see the light? Or, did he just decide it wasn’t worth the effort? I say the latter.
Meh – I at least am not interested. I’m not interested in political partisans from the left who support AGW, and I’m not interested in political partisans from the right who oppose it. In addition, I’m not interested in climate scientists once they decide to be political partisans. I just don’t care what anyone thinks on this subject, except for a few who remain focussed on what the science says. Steve McIntyre, Steve Mosher, Judith Curry, Lucia on the skeptical side. Robert Way earned my respect on the believer side by standing up and defending his work on McIntyre’s site and doing so effectively. Richard Muller, who attacks anyone he thinks is doing the science wrong from either side. Richard Betts shows up regularly at skeptical sites to argue with them, and again does a pretty good job. There are others from each side.
Let the rest shout and sneer at each other, but I won’t be listening.
Roy Spencer, a definite skeptic, on bad skeptical arguments:
http://www.drroyspencer.com/2014/04/skeptical-arguments-that-dont-hold-water/
Meh. I sense the good doctor is trying to focus on the things he thinks are important, and beat a tactical retreat on things he thinks aren’t. In the past, he has published his misgivings about items in this list he now says are bad arguments. Did he see the light? Or, did he just decide it wasn’t worth the effort? I say the latter.