Re: “We’re living in a dream world,” Dec. 15 by Evan Bedford.
I had a philosophy prof in grad school who announced at the beginning of a semester, “You’re welcome to ask questions ... you will find, however, that the less I know about the answers, the louder my response will be.”
Thus I would characterize Mr. Bedford’s rant against “climate science deniers” a very loud voice with very little substance. He uses a pejorative term “deniers” instead of the more accurate “skeptics.” He paints them as failing “high school science” and as having “their powers of reasoning ... largely honed on celebrity ‘news’ shows, reality TV and pro sports. ...”
No doubt there are some on both sides of the climate debate who fit that description. But they are followers; they are not the voices who have framed the issues, who give legitimacy and credence to the increasing chorus challenging the creed of “anthropocentric (human caused) global warming.”
Scientists such as:
• Dr. Hal Lewis, one of the most esteemed physicists in the U.S.: “... the machinations of the principle (climate) alarmists ... are fraud on a scale I have never seen, and I lack the words to describe its enormity.”
“It (the global warming scam) is the greatest and most successful pseudoscientific fraud I have seen in my long life as a physicist.”
• Dr. Nils-Axel Morner, president of INQUA Commission on Sea Level Changes: “In the 1970s, sea level fell by about 20 cm to its present level.”
“Sea level has remained stable for the last 30 years, implying there are no traces of any alarming ongoing sea level rise.” (Referring to the Maldive Islands)
• Dr. Will Alexander, UN scientist: Anthropocentric global warming has failed because of the “provably false assumption that human activities can influence global climate for which there is no scientifically believable evidence;” and the “deliberate manipulation of climate change science to suit political objectives.”
Here’s a list of 1,000 legitimate scientists who dispute the warmist dogma: www.climatedepot.com and follow the links.
My expertise here is unimportant — what matters is that men and women of science with impeccable credentials challenge the warmest credo.
But, then again, what do I know? I’m just a long-armed-knuckle-walker who wouldn’t recognize a scientific fact if it kicked me in the butt!
Murray Snyder
Eckville