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To: koan who wrote (341224)	1/4/2010 1:11:05 AM
From: FJB	9 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793597

RE:He talks to those top dudes every day. Sounds like they have created the perfect echo chamber for themselves. They need to stop talking to each other for affirmations and do science. The kind of science that uses the scientific method.

To: koan who wrote (341224)	1/4/2010 1:56:58 AM
From: Peter van Steennis	7 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793597

koan: Your SIL is not poor, if he is a prof he is making over $150,000 per year plus benefits. Get a grip. Peter

To: koan who wrote (341224)	1/4/2010 6:20:05 AM
From: greenspirit	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793597

Let me take a wild guess. He believes the planet is in grave danger because of global warming,

To: koan who wrote (341224)	1/4/2010 8:09:38 AM
From: Little Joe	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793597

Maybe one day when he is talking to those "top dudes" he might ask them to explain how global warming can be reconciled with the Medevil Warming Period, preferable without claiming there is a consensus. lj

To: koan who wrote (341224)	1/11/2010 2:57:39 PM
From: TimF	17 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793597

My son in law, who is one of those atmospheric scientists says you are misinformed. PHD, atmospheric chemistry, University of California at Irving. He talks to those top dudes every day. He just discovered how formaldahyde forms in the atmosphere, and presented his paper in Vienna to the world community of scientists. So he is respected. Having credentials, or talking every day to people with even greater credentials, does not equal being correct. Someone who really is respected (esp. if we have more than your word for it), might deserve being listened to, but no more than that. Reality is not determined by authority or level of respect.