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  • Rising Smugness Swamps all Reason

    Clearly - according to Fraywatch - all is well in the Eco-Temple. Hate to break-up the prayer circle, but - for the record - there is no scientific consensus on the catastrophic effects of climate change, and - actually - there can be no purely scientific consensus, because the effects will be in the space where the natural world, the economic ...
    Posted to The Spectator by Marcus61 on August 15, 2008

  • Re: A Response from Andrew Revkin

    Beautifully stated! The science issues are: i) whether or not we have anthropogenic CO2 mediated global warming (settled in the affirmative); ii) what the magnitude and varied impacts of this warming will be (not settled). The complementary policy issue is what - if anything - should be done about this. As a layman, I'd be happy to restrict my ...
    Posted to The Spectator by Marcus61 on August 11, 2008

  • Global warming consensus: bait and switch

    Whether or not we experiencing anthropogenic climate change is not the interesting or difficult issue; rather, what could or should be done to adapt to, or prevent global change - of all sorts, not just climate mediated change - is where we should have information, and debate. But the consensus-mongers among us are trying to push the view that ...
    Posted to The Spectator by Marcus61 on August 10, 2008

  • When is skepticism wrong?

    As is often the case, the question is where to draw the line. Is the earth round, or is it flat after all? Does the earth orbit the sun, or is it immobile after all? Do species evolve through mechanisms such as natural selection and genetic drift, or were they all created through the direct agency of a supernatural person? Is ''space-time'' ...
    Posted to The Spectator by FourCorners on August 9, 2008