tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post5595824519415825072..comments2024-03-19T03:14:04.172-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: The Economist Brings the SnarkEliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-28605111256687050572011-01-25T15:26:17.030-05:002011-01-25T15:26:17.030-05:00Damn good pro-science essay. Thanks.Damn good pro-science essay. Thanks.Rattus Norvegicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449457204330125792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-62606710493659010252011-01-25T12:51:37.898-05:002011-01-25T12:51:37.898-05:00David: Will has been writing the same sort of thi...David: Will has been writing the same sort of things on climate since 1992. (Look up his impending ice age in the 1970s claims.)Robert Grumbinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10783453972811796911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-33659248661591451522011-01-25T12:11:31.891-05:002011-01-25T12:11:31.891-05:00Good scientists are a lot like tree-trimmers:
The...Good scientists are a lot like tree-trimmers:<br /><br />They aren't afraid to go out on a limb, but only when it looks like it's a strong one.Horatio Algeranonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988805467080448954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-24777588230614963242011-01-25T09:31:56.611-05:002011-01-25T09:31:56.611-05:00That was a great essay. The only thing I would ha...That was a great essay. The only thing I would have added was that when Hansen made his confident predictions in 1988, he was doing what a scientist is supposed to do: make verifiable predictions based on the evidence. Now, granted, the science was nearly a century old at that point, but still, that was where the evidence pointed enequivocally, so an unequivocal prediction is the only choice.<br /><br />The really sad thing is how much Hansen's prediction stands out in an age of weasle words and equivocation. Hansen understands that there are far worse things than being wrong. Being vague is one of them. Comparing him to bullshitters like Lindzen and Spencer really points out how Lilliputian the latter are. You can't even get Lindzen and Spencer to say specifically whether they think clouds cause El Nino. They sound like a damned Unitarian talking about God.<br /><br />Wrong is correctable. Bullshit is hopeless.a_ray_in_dilbert_spacenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-50004120148486775662011-01-24T21:54:22.019-05:002011-01-24T21:54:22.019-05:00Thank you for pointing out that essay! It definit...Thank you for pointing out that essay! It definitely lifted my mood.Timothy Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16400529485899488733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-40694465582121268192011-01-24T21:44:27.866-05:002011-01-24T21:44:27.866-05:00George Will has gone emeritus as the saying is the...George Will has <i>gone emeritus</i> as the saying is these days...David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.com