If you need a Chilton diagram to figure out how to change an alternator, you gotta be pretty dense.
To use your mechanic analogy, I'm not an ASE certified mechanic, just a shade tree one who works on his own vehicles. But I know enough to tell when a mechanic is trying to rip me off. Likewise I'm not a Ph.D climatologist, but I am smart enough to tell that when one hides, and manipulates data in order to keep political power on their side, something very fishy is going on.
I don't need a doctorate degree to realize scientists, who intentionally manipulate and hid data to mislead the public, obviously have some less then ethical motives. And politicians who accept one side of the scientific debate unquestionably, and refuse to even entertain ideas from the opposition -despite public opinion- are even worse.
In a recent Pew research poll of US citizens biggest concerns, global warming comes in at #21. Only 28% of Americans rate it as a "top priority"
http://people-press.org/report/584/policy-priorities-2010Yet some political powers are still pushing it as one of their top 3 priorities.
Hmmmmmm... suspicious, I think so.
So you gotta ask yourself the question; Their constituents don't give a hoot about GW, so why are they so gung-ho on passing cap & trade, and signing worldwide GW treaties? Is there something in it for them?
BTW: those are rhetorical questions, any thinking person already knows the answer.
And I'm sure you would ridicule anyone who tried to claim one or two storms amount to proof
AGAINST GW. (so would I, one storm in a worldwide climate is insignificant right?) Yet you defend Bill Nye when he cites those same storms as proof
OF GW.
Again how come:
Warmer = Global warming
Not warmer = Global warming
Cooler = Global warming
More precipitation = Global warming
Less precipitation = Global warming
More hurricanes = Global warming
Less hurricanes = Global warming
That's the way AGW advocates argue, EVERYTHING is evidence of GW to them, it's completely absurd.
Moray: I know you understand the science and believe GW is a significant threat. BUT... so did those scientist who predicted doom from global cooling in 1974-75 they had PH.D's and they were WRONG. Having a PH.D in a subject does not make one infallible. I studied biology in school, remember when the scientific "consensus" was that La Marck's theory of evolution was correct. La Marck's theory made sense, and fit with the available data at the time. Of course we know how that story ends. So to many people think man made GW is true because it makes sense to them, and fits the data available at the time. But I think in the end the man made GW theory will end up the same way that La Marckism did.
I'm gonna go find the edge of the earth now, cause I think it's flat of course.
By all means keep mocking and insulting the intelligence of anyone who disagrees with you. Makes you seem like such a gentleman.
PS. I think anyone interested in this debate should read the whole Jones-BBC interview. I found it very revealing.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8511670.stm