Exploring the Skeptical Science
I stumbled across a delightful site Skeptical Science today. The site was created by John Cook, an ex-physicist (majoring in solar physics at the University of Queensland) who has an avid interest in the skepticism surrounding the global warming debate. He comments:
“I’ve noticed two patterns in global warming skepticism. Firstly, many reasons for disbelieving in anthropogenic global warming (AGW) seem to be political rather than scientific. Eg – it’s all a liberal plot to spread socialism and destroy capitalism (or sometimes just plain dislike for Al Gore). Beneath the politics is a more elemental instinct – an aversion to alarmism. We’ve been burnt before. But that doesn’t change the science underneath. So I ignore the distracting politics and ad hominem arguments. Instead, I concentrate on the science. And I noticed when the discussion did get to science, the same flawed skeptic argument continue to propogate through the blogosphere.”
There is a list of every skeptic argument encountered online as well as how often each argument is used, together with articles discussing the science of global warming which have produced interesting debates in the comments received.
The Site is a great read and definitely worth a visit.
Tags: alarmists, Global Warming, skeptics
