Comments on: Unstoppable disinformation every 15 minutes from Fred Singer http://climateprogress.org/2008/01/20/unstoppable-disinformation-every-15-minutes-from-fred-singer/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:04:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: john http://climateprogress.org/2008/01/20/unstoppable-disinformation-every-15-minutes-from-fred-singer/#comment-8187 john Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:41:00 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/01/20/unstoppable-disinformation-every-15-minutes-from-fred-singer/#comment-8187 Ronald: The reason he raised questions but didn't answer them is because the answers were ... inconvenient. Questioning others' assertions is a favorite tactic of the Sophist -- particularly when they have no intellectual ammo on their side. And Singer has none. He's a scientist for hire ... tobacco, fossil fuel, what's next for him? The upside of nuclear proliferation? I have to echo Joe's question. Why, when a 2 second Google search yields what a complete morally bankrupt scumbag this guy is, does the press continue to quote him? OK, Joe didn't call him a scumbag or question his morality, but I will. Ronald:

The reason he raised questions but didn’t answer them is because the answers were … inconvenient.

Questioning others’ assertions is a favorite tactic of the Sophist — particularly when they have no intellectual ammo on their side.

And Singer has none. He’s a scientist for hire … tobacco, fossil fuel, what’s next for him? The upside of nuclear proliferation?

I have to echo Joe’s question. Why, when a 2 second Google search yields what a complete morally bankrupt scumbag this guy is, does the press continue to quote him?

OK, Joe didn’t call him a scumbag or question his morality, but I will.

]]> By: Ronald http://climateprogress.org/2008/01/20/unstoppable-disinformation-every-15-minutes-from-fred-singer/#comment-8183 Ronald Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:35:40 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/01/20/unstoppable-disinformation-every-15-minutes-from-fred-singer/#comment-8183 I read that book just this last week. (got it from the library) I can’t say anything about most of the detailed climatology stuff, because I don’t know that much of it. From the things that I have read and knew about, the author would only raise questions about stuff, he never answered the questions with what we know is going on. It was a frustrating read, I always wanted to say, OK, keep going, answer the question you brought up with really what’s causing it and so often he wouldn’t. This book won’t be used in a climatology class, I’m sure, except as maybe a test on climate, OK, answer this question from the book that the author doesn’t. I read that book just this last week. (got it from the library) I can’t say anything about most of the detailed climatology stuff, because I don’t know that much of it. From the things that I have read and knew about, the author would only raise questions about stuff, he never answered the questions with what we know is going on. It was a frustrating read, I always wanted to say, OK, keep going, answer the question you brought up with really what’s causing it and so often he wouldn’t. This book won’t be used in a climatology class, I’m sure, except as maybe a test on climate, OK, answer this question from the book that the author doesn’t.

]]> By: David B. Benson http://climateprogress.org/2008/01/20/unstoppable-disinformation-every-15-minutes-from-fred-singer/#comment-8180 David B. Benson Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:38:54 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/01/20/unstoppable-disinformation-every-15-minutes-from-fred-singer/#comment-8180 Might also want to encourage them to read the Hadley Centre report on estimated regional impacts in 2050 CE. They might, possibly, be a bit concerned about the projected lack of percipitation: drought. Might also want to encourage them to read the Hadley Centre report on estimated regional impacts in 2050 CE. They might, possibly, be a bit concerned about the projected lack of percipitation: drought.

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