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Politics : The Environmentalist Thread
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To: neolib who wrote (22195)7/15/2008 2:29:42 AM
From: maceng2  Read Replies (3) of 36917
 
Thanks for the correction Neolib. For some reason credibility was not the word I wanted to use, and "credibility" is a common word in scientific discussion. I had looked it up "credulous" before I posted it.

credulous.
dictionary.reference.com

There are many words and phrases Watson uses that I wish to challenge... They are not normally used in scientific discussion. They are emotional and incendiary words that are of little or no assistance in understanding scientific matters.

..."bogus"
..."liar"
..."science ignoramus"
..."Falsification"
..."So you cannot comprehend"
..."Anyone who does have a true comprehension of physics can only come to the conclusions I have posted"
..."The overall approximation is meaningless in any explanation of the forever non equilibrium conditions of the Earth's received energy from the sun, and the absorption and reflection of said energy". ???
..."Off course the dumb consider"

all this and more, the constant stream of insults and appeal "to common knowledge" or ones scientific "betters"..

These are all the words and phrases of a charlatan, not a real scientist and certainly not an engineer. The discussion does not even rise to where the word "credibility" can be used.

The words and phrases above are used only to convince the credulous.

Countless thousands of professional scientists don't agree with what Watson asserts is the true understanding of science.

Even the most knowledgeable scientist will admit that science is imperfect. There are no "obvious" conclusions to make and every theory and experiment, no matter how imperfect helps us understand the world around us. An open mind is all that's needed.
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