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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (1033)	9/6/2011 9:56:00 AM
From: Bread Upon The Water	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

Very informative, Nadine. Some questions if you would indulge me some more: 1. Do not the non-climate scientists have a better understanding of the methodologies at play here than layman. IN other words even if they are not doing the research themselves wouldn't they be able to read the research and tell whether it was good science or not? (This happens to me all the time in my field (law) I may not know anything about the particular case and statute, but usually I can get a sense of how "legal" the issue is--whether it is in the ballpark so to speak and what treatment it might get on appeal--or before a trial judge.) 2. With respect to this bias thing--IYHO--how prevalent is it in this climate field? Have things become so (politically?) polarized that everyone is always looking over their shoulder on it and it is affecting their judgments and statements in academia as well as government? 3. Why can't the computer modeling be improved? Too much data unknown etc? 4. Do the skeptics have any political axe to grind also? I mean have they been respected scientists in the past who just have had their careers intersect with this "hot button" issue, or have they sought it out to push some agenda? 5. And would you tell me, in a broad brush way, how is it you have come upon your understanding of the issues in this field? Degreed Scientist Working in it, degreed scientist in a lateral field, research person, avidly interested lay person etc. Much obliged, BUTW