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To: Brumar89 who wrote (188613)	6/7/2006 1:09:28 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Consensus or Collusion? (Part of the How to Talk to a Climate Sceptic guide) Objection: Every year fewer scientists dare to speak out against the findings of the IPCC, this is a clear indication of the pressure there is to conform. More and more the models share all the same assumptions, so of course they all agree! Sometimes very different causes can have quite similar effects. Answer: Improving agreement of model results and increasingly similar physical representations of the climate system from model to model is also perfectly consistent with better and better understanding. This is coming fast as we gather more and more historical and current data, all of which provides more testing grounds for model refinement. Seeing collusion instead of consensus is quite a dramatic take on what is really just the normal course of scientific investigation. I suppose fewer and fewer scientists disagreeing is consistent with more and more supression of ideas, but you know, it is also the result of having the right answer. Other Guides, by Category illconsidered.blogspot.com