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Old 12-29-2010, 05:53 PM   #305 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by t vago View Post
Quit confusing the issue, Neil. These other examples (the law of gravity, the theory of evolution, DNA, and such) are examples of rigorously proven theories and physical laws and plainly observable facts. AGW is not a rigorously proven theory, many observable facts throw doubt on AGW, and AGW is certainly not a law. If AGW were truly scientifically valid, it ought to be able to stand on its own merits, and not rely on a consensus of 2000 scientists and windbags who happened to win a pretty gold bauble. Appeals to authority do not work in the scientific process, and you should know that.

Why can't you answer my questions, Neil?
"Appeals to authority" are in the realm of the political process.

This activist movement is all about politics, but disguised as "science".