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Old 03-09-2022, 05:55 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
1) His very question belies the obvious fact that he isn't acquainted with the climate science in the least.
2) His credibility is dismissed right then and there. Bingo!
3) There's no reason to waste any more time on him.
Scott would agree with #1 wholeheartedly.

He and others would say that #2 does not follow from #1

Some would say #3 is always true for everything at all times.

The future is unpredictable, which is his point. His other point being that "models" are rarely useful because of his first point that the future is unpredictable.
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