Comments on: CEI deniers praise Andy Revkin, diss Tiger Woods

By: Donald B

Donald B — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:07:41 +0000

From Brian G. Valentine’s posts, it would appear that his Ph.D. is in semantics and word smithing; maybe he could tell us what areas of physical chemistry he works in on a daily basis? How long ago has it been since he had to work out a boundary value problem, and in what area if it was recent?

By: Dano

Dano — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:02:07 +0000

David:

I find there is a tribe of PEs who think that their education has taught them everything they need to know. Don’t mind this small tribe of stubborn denialists.

Best,

By: David B. Benson

David B. Benson — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:44:17 +0000

Barry — Valid point!

Brian G Valentine — I calls ‘em as I sees ‘em.

By: Barry

Barry — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:14:55 +0000

David B. Benson Says:

“You’d think a PhD PE would known that they didn’t know until they studied the science.”

Think of it this way – time he spends posting is time that he doesn’t spend ‘designing’ anything.

By: William H. Calvin

William H. Calvin — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:26:15 +0000

Apropos solar variation, one approach that I take with such issues is to say that, back 30 years ago, that was a reasonable supposition–but now we have data, real knowledge to replace the supposition.
Take a look at

http://www.globalwarmingart.com/ wiki/ Image:Solar_Variation_to_Temperature_Comparison_png

Up until 30 years ago, fluctuations in temps and solar output did indeed correlate. Since then, they have diverged–and we know why.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:12:35 +0000

Once again, Tiger Woods proves he’s no Freeman Dyson!!!

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:10:39 +0000

Sorry, Brian, comparing climate science to polywater would be like comparing, oh, I don’t know, evolution to polywater.

That particular analogy is the last refuge of the denier — “all science is wrong because a few people were once wrong.” I thought you were a scientist….

By: Brian G Valentine

Brian G Valentine — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:52:09 +0000

David –

Your need to validate your attempts to humiliate is pathetic, consistent, and (as much as I regret to admit it) – expected.

By: David B. Benson

David B. Benson — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:03:54 +0000

Joe — Brian G Valentine does not appear to be completely sane in his posts.

By: Brian G Valentine

Brian G Valentine — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:47:23 +0000

Well, Doctor Romm, peer-reviewed science “explained” and Predicted “polywater” too – I’ll guess yu’re old enough to remember that one –

An entire volume of J Coll Interface Sci was devoted to the elegant (and meaningless) theoretic underpinnings of this marvelous and fictional substance.