>say there is no 100% certainity, they are correct?
>
>GTFOHWTBS.
>
>You should be embarrassed by the verbal contortions you went
>through to make my statement look more controversial and wrong
>then it actually is.
>
>The fact is you read waaay more into my statement than the
>words on the screen and assume that I am some anti-science
>climate change denier which I am not.
>
>
>I believe climate change is real and that it is very probably
>affected by human activities.
>
>But I would not say that I am 100% certain that it is man made
>simply because of what any person with a scientific background
>would tell you, there are limits to what you can know with
>absolute certainity through science. There is absolutely
>nothing controversial or wrong with at statement.
>
>I don't need you to science-splain the scientific method or
>core principals of sceintific rationale...I am not an idiot.
>I went to good schools and that's all part of a basic
>education.
>
>So there is no need to translate scientist speak to
>non-scientist speak. It's insulting. and it makes you look
>like you don't know what you are talking about when you say
>silly things like, well no there is no absolute certainity but
>um yeah colloqually it is 100% fact. That's just dumb.
>
>Stop. Please. We are all grown ups with formal education. No
>one is a climate change denier so we can admit that we are not
>100% certain that current climate change is all the result of
>man made activity.
>
>
>
>>is not the same as saying that global warming is happening
>>and that scientists are >90% certain that it is caused by
>>humans
>>
>>to translate this from 'scientist speak' to 'non-scientist
>>speak'- there is absolutely no question about this- if it
>>makes you feel better, colloqually, then yes. 100% fact.
>>
>>but scientists don't speak in absolutes - which is why its
>>usually very difficult to translate this to someone who
>>doesn't understand the core principles of scientific
>>rationale.
>>you always allow for the possibility of a) being wrong or b)
>a
>>better explanation coming along
>>so....there is a less than 5% chance that global warming is
>>caused by something else *other* than human activity
>>shit, maybe the sun has moved closer!
>
>
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>they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson
>
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