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Hackers skewed climate-change emails: scientists

-But I guess knowing what you are talking about is just too much to ask. Go read some actual papers instead of parroting stuff you find on blogs and magazines.

Better yet, please stop watching Faux Noise-it's rotting your brain and causing you to drink your own wastewater as if it were apple juice.
Damn that Fox News! How dare they invite climate change skeptics to their shows! This must be stopped! :lol:

Climate change deniers are a part of Faux Noise's platform to fuck up the minds of most North Americans-and in the case of Johnny Rico, it's succeded, sadly.:)

Better yet, please stop watching Faux Noise-it's rotting your brain and causing you to drink your own wastewater as if it were apple juice.

Why would I do that? I want the truth and I'm not afraid of it. And therefore, Fox News is the only news agency where you get the truth. Whether you like it or not, Fox has been voted the "most trusted news source in the US" and its ratings show for it. Its ratings are higher than every other news network COMBINED at any given time slot, including the basic network news.

The success of Faux Noise is only confirming for most people outside of North America that its citizens are completely politically, socially, and morally gone to lunch and full of shit. If that's what you want to be perceived as, go right on watching. But please don't call yourself an intelligent person, because you're not if you believe anything that channel spits out. You're also not one if you believe any of this bullshit from global warming deniers.
 
From a source even a lefty can love.

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgPUpIBWGp8[/yt]

Guess he's the new "fat lady"? Sweet song!
 
Climate change deniers are a part of Faux Noise's platform to fuck up the minds of most North Americans...

The success of Faux Noise is only confirming for most people outside of North America that its citizens are completely politically, socially, and morally gone to lunch and full of shit.
Do you think Fox News is also shaping opinions in China and India? Global warming hysteria doesn't seem to be taking hold over there.
 
The Torygraph? A 'leftist news outlet'? :guffaw:They wouldn't thank you for that.

Climate change deniers are a part of Faux Noise's platform to fuck up the minds of most North Americans...

The success of Faux Noise is only confirming for most people outside of North America that its citizens are completely politically, socially, and morally gone to lunch and full of shit.
Do you think Fox News is also shaping opinions in China and India? Global warming hysteria doesn't seem to be taking hold over there.

Both those countries have governments which fully acknowledge climate change.
 
The Torygraph? A 'leftist news outlet'? :guffaw:They wouldn't thank you for that.

before diving off the deepend in the shallow pool, some people really need to become aquianted with Murdoch's print media outlets - they pretty much swing the same way as his American news channel - to the right and with poor fact checking.
 
Yawn, here we go again......

The biggest concern for the anti-climate change crowd seems to be the fear that taxes and prices will rise to deal with environmental regulations and, fuel-consuming cars will be confiscated and heating and electricity will be rationed. Is this your main concern, or not?

No it's not.

And perhaps you should be more paticular in what you're talking about. Are you talking about Climate Change or Global Warming..... I've noticed a lot of Global Warmongers like to interchange the two as if they mean the exact same thing.... thus further clouding up the argument.

Get access TNZ if you are interested. It's not that difficult.

As soon as I figure out how and have enough interest to, I will.

Yes, your multi-paragraph reply shows how much you don't really care.

Irrelevant, moving on....

I call bullshit when I see it, and most arguments from the anti-climate change crowd are off the meter.

Speaking of BS, once again you show that you clearly have no understanding on the topic in question let alone my position.

I believe Climate Change exists..... I do not believe Global Warming exists. There is a difference and if you can't see it, that's not my problem and only makes your side of the arugment seem more foolish.

You can call "Bullshit" on whatever you want, it doesn't make you anymore right, however.

Yeah, like calling other posters trolls. Very mature indeed.

When you don't actually contribute anything to the thread/topic, refuse to supply anything that could possible back up your own claims..... and you intentionally attempt to insult other member's intelligence for expressing themselves and supplying factual information to support their arguments, that's what a Troll is.

Go look it up.

Never mind, I know you won't, so I'll do it for you:

Troll (Internet)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)

"In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room or blog, with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion."

What did Chekov say? If the shoe fits??

You haven't even attempted to refute any of my claims or counter any of my sources already provided, so you tell me who's the immature one here?

:lol: Easy, champ. You don't want to pop a blood vessel.

You're far from causing any such thing with me, but if it makes you feel good about yourself, you keep thinking that. :rolleyes:

I called your reasoning bullshit, your evidences shallow and your attitude annoying. Again, where is the trolling? Let your accusation be specific, or shut up.

You tossed out all sorts of random rants and claims, you argue about my evidence, yet provided nothing to prove against or counter my claims and evidence except more rants and personal sh*t flings.

In counter, I provided all sorts of sources, links and information which is commonly accepted, as well as many other members in here have done so as well, and many of them have no issue actually addressing those sources and comments. But you don't.... you just claim they're all wrong and you're right..... I don't know what little pow wows you were in in the past that you've won debates using this method of argument, but it's not going to help you here.

You complain about my attitude being annoying? Wonderful way of focusing on the poster and not the post..... I know I could list off all sorts of things I think about your attitude, but it's irrelevant to the topic at hand.

So who's the troll again?

Best go educate yourself, because obviously you need it.

And I personally couldn't care less what you think of me or my attitude. To imagine that you, some faceless, no-name forum goer's views of myself and my attitude would have any effect on me or how I conduct myself would be something I'd consider border-line insane.... oh well.

Yeah, funny that. Listening to the opinion of people that actually know what they are talking about. The nerve! I love how the creeping anti-intellectualism always seems to seep into this kinds of threads.

Uh huh..... And I also suppose you still believe Saddam had WoMD.... afterall, that's what the "Experts" told you to believe, using half-assed evidence I knew was a crock of crap from the get go.

There is nothing wrong challenging and questioning information given to ensure it is accurate and true...... the real problem is when people such as yourself simply follow what you're told like a trained little puppy.

Called on your bullshit. I think it's more that enough. Your links and factual informations were shown to be sensationalist bullshit. Now what?

It's been shown?

Really?

By whom?

Certainly not you since you haven't provided anything worthwhile still except your baseless rants..... but hey if you think that's the way to come to a factual conclusion, all the power to you girlfriend. :rolleyes:

Just because you call something "Bullshit" doesn't somehow make you right, esspecially when you provide nothing to back up your claims except more personal attacks and rants.

Yes, sure it's me ranting, whining and flinging crap around. Your quiet and peaceful posts are really zen-like.

Glad you approve. You give crap, you get crap back, don't like it? Change your attitude.

Because they are climatologists and they know what they are talking about. Unlike a lot of other people, for example.

Yes, because experts or people who hold a fancy title are infallible and can never be wrong..... yes.... because history isn't filled with experts who've been wrong on occasion or used personal bias or financial incentive to twist information to suit one side before.

Last I checked, they're humans, and humans make mistakes from time to time.... you of all people should know this.

I'm not a climatology expert but I'm a scientist, and I can actually see the difference between actual scientific arguments and wacky conspiracy theories.

The only conspiracy theory that exists here is the one you seem to continually support..... since all that Global Warming is is a Theory based on a select few Computer Simulations that in the original report confirmed had numbers cooked to support a paticular view.

You're on the side of trying to prove something exists or is happening..... I'm just the side of the argument that actually looks at evidence and facts..... and faulty computer simulations and theories are not evidence or facts.

You may claim you're a scientist, but I also see no evidence in this either and can be just another typical ploy of a poster to invent something to somehow support their side of an argument..... thus irrelevant. Even if you are actually a Scientists, your approach in this thread alone and your lack of any sort of sources or information supporting your side of the argument clearly shows you have allowed the fearmongering bandwagon of GW to sweep you off your feet to a point where now all your responses remind me of some religious fanatic who just attacks those who don't agree with his view, and when asked to explain further or to back up your claims, like a religious fanatic, you just beat around the bush and continue on with your rants.

Not my problem.

Actually, no. Somebody's position is based on the professional opinion of actual experts about the subject at hand, while some other's position are based on pop science and politicized journalism. Guess who is me and who is you?

So far, evidence in this thread alone would dictate that you're the one tailing along with Pop Science and Politicized Journalism.

If you wanna go all philosophical, nobody can know anything for sure. But for the time being, I will trust actual scientists above people that have read something on a blog, somewhere, some day or the other. The difference between you and me it's that I'm more than willing to say that I'm not a leading expert on climatology, and thus I give weight to the informed opinion of real climatologists, not professional opinion-makers. In this time and age, science is complex and extremely specialized, and this is how the scientific community works. You, on the other hand, assume you know more than people that studied the subjects for years. You should use your own advice and learn a bit of humility.

Perhaps.....

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..... but not today.

The difference here is that I have researched this topic for over 20 years of my life long before this became Pop Science in 2000, and many of the questions and concerns I have come across over the years still lack any credible answers, or any answers at all for that matter.... and if there are holes or no answers for certain aspects of this paticular topic, then I have doubts in its credibility..... and since it's still all a theory, I and everyone else is fully allowed to question and doubt such claims.

Don't like it?

Meh.

Actually, nothing of the sort. Defensive much?

Then contribute to the topic at hand if that isn't the case.


Locking the thread? What are you talking about? I posted my view, based on the opinion of thousands of actual experts on the subject,

Which you reference none.

some of them actually on this board.

Which you referenced none, except two members I can not access their provided information, moving on.....

You just copied and pasted various bits from less than trustwhorty magazines and newspapers, with various bolding, italicizing, and underlining and sometime all three together, and then play the victim. Color me unimpressed.

Ah yes.... because my country's main news sources are untrustworthy? Because you said so??

I suppose you think Fox News is more reliable? Pssh.... :rolleyes:

What I can say? Good riddance?

Too bad, I changed my mind.
 
The Torygraph? A 'leftist news outlet'? :guffaw:They wouldn't thank you for that.

Climate change deniers are a part of Faux Noise's platform to fuck up the minds of most North Americans...

The success of Faux Noise is only confirming for most people outside of North America that its citizens are completely politically, socially, and morally gone to lunch and full of shit.
Do you think Fox News is also shaping opinions in China and India? Global warming hysteria doesn't seem to be taking hold over there.

Both those countries have governments which fully acknowledge climate change.
It's all lip service. They'll attend all the conferences, shake hands with each other and pose for pictures with Obama. But in the end they'll do the wise thing by signing no agreements that have any real meaning, mainly because they don't want to destroy their economies.
 
Yawn, here we go again......
Yes, it's quite clear that you really don't care.


The biggest concern for the anti-climate change crowd seems to be the fear that taxes and prices will rise to deal with environmental regulations and, fuel-consuming cars will be confiscated and heating and electricity will be rationed. Is this your main concern, or not?

No it's not.
Ok, then good. That was a point I misunderstood in your position. I supposed you were motivated by greed, while now I see it's just a delusion about being right. Not really better, but at least it's clearer now. Thank you.


And perhaps you should be more paticular in what you're talking about. Are you talking about Climate Change or Global Warming..... I've noticed a lot of Global Warmongers like to interchange the two as if they mean the exact same thing.... thus further clouding up the argument.
Global warming is part of climate change. Still cloudy in Praxiusland?


Get access TNZ if you are interested. It's not that difficult.
As soon as I figure out how and have enough interest to, I will.
Good. I'll wait.


Irrelevant, moving on....
Yet you still feel the need to comment on it. Not so irrelevant, I suppose.


When you don't actually contribute anything to the thread/topic, refuse to supply anything that could possible back up your own claims..... and you intentionally attempt to insult other member's intelligence for expressing themselves and supplying factual information to support their arguments, that's what a Troll is.
Where are my insults? Telling I think your position is bullshit is not an insult. If you have such a thin skin, I advice in taking a break from threads like that.


Go look it up.

Never mind, I know you won't, so I'll do it for you:

Troll (Internet)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)

"In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room or blog, with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion."
Wow, more bolding, italicizing, and underlining! And even a link to... oh my! some wiki article about (bolded, italicized, underlined) internet slang! You position is so convincing now!


You haven't even attempted to refute any of my claims or counter any of my sources already provided, so you tell me who's the immature one here?
I don't know, when I deal with kids throwing a tantrum I don't try to reason with them, I just ignore their shenanigan and they usually stop after a while. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be working here.


You're far from causing any such thing with me, but if it makes you feel good about yourself, you keep thinking that. :rolleyes:
I'm just concerned with you health. I would hate to lose such amusement as you provide.


In counter, I provided all sorts of sources, links and information which is commonly accepted, as well as many other members in here have done so as well, and many of them have no issue actually addressing those sources and comments. But you don't.... you just claim they're all wrong and you're right..... I don't know what little pow wows you were in in the past that you've won debates using this method of argument, but it's not going to help you here.
I'm not interested in "winning", just keeping an eye on political and scientific topics. And your sources were revealed to be tabloid magazines, so you just embarrassed yourself.


You complain about my attitude being annoying? Wonderful way of focusing on the poster and not the post..... I know I could list off all sorts of things I think about your attitude, but it's irrelevant to the topic at hand.
Yet, you profusely comment on my post instead of taking the time to look at my link. I guess our definitions of "irrelevant" don't really match.


So who's the troll again?
I don't think you are a troll. Just misinformed and driven by an over inflated sense of self-importance.


Best go educate yourself, because obviously you need it.
Suuure. My academic career disagrees.


And I personally couldn't care less what you think of me or my attitude. To imagine that you, some faceless, no-name forum goer's views of myself and my attitude would have any effect on me or how I conduct myself would be something I'd consider border-line insane.... oh well.
Well, you put a lot of energy in not caring, I see.


Uh huh..... And I also suppose you still believe Saddam had WoMD.... afterall, that's what the "Experts" told you to believe, using half-assed evidence I knew was a crock of crap from the get go.
Yep, because politically-drive military intelligence is exactly the same thing as scientists trying the pursue their studies. Spot on.


There is nothing wrong challenging and questioning information given to ensure it is accurate and true...... the real problem is when people such as yourself simply follow what you're told like a trained little puppy.
Nothing wrong in challenging and questioning. Science feeds on that. But you also need to reach conclusions, unless you are just interested in flexing your debating muscles.


It's been shown?

Really?

By whom?
Read my link, and the posts by cultcross and Plix. Maybe then you will just know what we are talking about.


Just because you call something "Bullshit" doesn't somehow make you right, esspecially when you provide nothing to back up your claims except more personal attacks and rants.
Personal attacks like... what? You play the victim, but actually you are the one talking crap and insulting people. Be my guest, but it's a little sad seeing an adult behave like that.


Glad you approve. You give crap, you get crap back, don't like it? Change your attitude.
Actually, I enjoy the debate very much. At least, I don't run in circles telling everyone how much I don't care, while spending my time replying to every single line of text. It just defies the purpose, innit?


Yes, because experts or people who hold a fancy title are infallible and can never be wrong..... yes.... because history isn't filled with experts who've been wrong on occasion or used personal bias or financial incentive to twist information to suit one side before.

Last I checked, they're humans, and humans make mistakes from time to time.... you of all people should know this.
Oh, so now they are experts, but they can make mistakes? I guess when your grandstanding about their lack of competence kicks you in your face, hard, you have to be very fast at backpedaling, hoping nobody will notice the mighty turd you just stepped upon.

You may claim you're a scientist, but I also see no evidence in this either and can be just another typical ploy of a poster to invent something to somehow support their side of an argument.....
Yeah, accusing me of lying about my job is really an endearing move. Tell me again, who is the big bad troll? You asked if I was an expert in the subject, I answered (I'm not, but I have a scientific background) and since you don't like it, you accuse me of making shit up. If this is your usual modus operandi in a discussion, I won't be surprised when people start talking crap about you.

The difference here is that I have researched this topic for over 20 years of my life long before this became Pop Science in 2000...
... in your free time, in your parent's basement? Where are your academical credits? Your published papers? Your patents? So, since you are such a leading expert on the subject, what do you do in your life? I don't like bringing people's personal life in debate, but you seem so proud, so tell us. Put your money when your mouth is.

Which you referenced none, except two members I can not access their provided information, moving on.....
Well, maybe you should take a look, and stop wasting your time telling that you don't have time to take a look, we can make a step forward, instead of running in circles.


I suppose you think Fox News is more reliable? Pssh.... :rolleyes:
Wait... what? Fox is the one jumping on the anti-climate change bandwagon to support its Republican masters, not the way around. Maybe you are a little confused on the matter.


What I can say? Good riddance?
Too bad, I changed my mind.
So, now you care? I couldn't tell, like, in a million years!
 
Climate change deniers are a part of Faux Noise's platform to fuck up the minds of most North Americans...

The success of Faux Noise is only confirming for most people outside of North America that its citizens are completely politically, socially, and morally gone to lunch and full of shit.
Do you think Fox News is also shaping opinions in China and India? Global warming hysteria doesn't seem to be taking hold over there.

I'm talking about North America, where the channel is mostly shown. And it is already having an effect, as seen by the actions of the teabaggers and the debate on health care.

Don't believe me? See a certain documentary called Outfoxed and you'll find out what I mean.
 
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Climate change deniers are a part of Faux Noise's platform to fuck up the minds of most North Americans...

The success of Faux Noise is only confirming for most people outside of North America that its citizens are completely politically, socially, and morally gone to lunch and full of shit.
Do you think Fox News is also shaping opinions in China and India? Global warming hysteria doesn't seem to be taking hold over there.

I'm talking about North America, where the channel is mostly shown. And it is already having an effect, as seen by the actions of the teabaggers and the debate on health care.
Blaming The Messenger 101.
 
Faux Noise's

Faux Noise
Do you think Fox News is also shaping opinions in China and India? Global warming hysteria doesn't seem to be taking hold over there.

the teabaggers

Calling patriotic Americans by that disgusting name. Shame. But I'd rather be a teabagger than a teabaggee. Enjoy.

But keep making fun of the top of the news chain. It keeps them on their toes. :lol:

From a source even a lefty can love.



Guess he's the new "fat lady"? Sweet song!

Sorry, but he's making fun of the whole 'Climategate' meme, not supporting it.
:rolleyes:
Yes, we knew someone has perception problems.

Some more on the climate change garbage.
http://www.pjtv.com/v/2778
 
Climate change deniers are a part of Faux Noise's platform ...
What Fox news did wrong:

A politician of the nineties said that in a extreme worst case scenario the oceans could have risen twenty feet by now, fox news pointed out that the oceans have risen by millimeters.

Fox news pointed out that whether it's a natural climate change or a human caused climate change is a matter that scientists have not completely agreed on.

Fox news pointed out that the current decade hasn't seen the sharp temperature increase of the previous decade.
Fox news pointed out that north polar sea ice pack didn't recede as much in summer 2009 as it did in summer 2008.
Fox news pointed out that the antarctic snow/ice melt last summer was the lowest in thirty years.
Fox news pointed out that hurricanes are not increasing in frequency, intensity, duration and 2009 had two big and one small hurricane.
Fox news pointed out that if America signed a climate control agreement and China and India did not, that this would hurt America economically.

What Fox news has done wrong is they won't shut up on a matter you don't wish them to talk about. They are no more inaccurate than the other cable news stations, I haven't heard fox state there has been no climate change at all, maybe you watch fox more fanatically than the rest of us?

Also, NASA pointed out that mars has climate change: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/newsroom/20050920a.html
 
Massaging the data through confirmation bias has a long history in science -- Mendel probably did it, as did Millikan. Didn't matter too much in those cases as their findings were largely upheld by other experimenters, and no-one felt cheated. However, "Climategate" severely damages the case for anthropogenic climate change and the reputation of the scientists involved. The tax-paying public is going to take a lot of convincing to trust them again. You've got to be squeaky clean if you want to convince people to limit their expectations, change their lifestyle, and give large sums of money to fund further climate research.
 
I wonder if there are any people trumpetting this incident as prove climate change is crock but still believe the claim that the MMR vaccine can cause autism.


Becasue in the later there was only ever one report that made the claim and people took it as gospel truth, no-one else could ever reproduce the result so there was no peer review.

The doctor who "produced" the report is now facing criminal and civil legal and iirc exposed as having a history of less the honest and ethical behaviour.

Because there's a lot more peer review with climate change data, a lot more evidence, a lot more research but yet people deny it's what's claimed but they believe a once off, unverifiable report...
 
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I don't even see why this thread is necessary. It was pretty much over with this post:

This always has been a political issue and not a scientific one.

The necessary amount of pure delusion to believe this means that it isn't worth arguing with deniers. They don't care about science or reality... they care about what is politically convenient for them. That's it. I mean, when you have people who think that ingesting silver is a valid medical practice clearly they didn't even bother showing up when the reality train pulled in to town.

It's exactly the same as evolution deniers, anti-vaxers, young earth creationists.. they believe what they want and no amount of evidence will ever convince them. Facts are secondary, bias is primary.
 
It's exactly the same as evolution deniers, anti-vaxers, young earth creationists.. they believe what they want and no amount of evidence will ever convince them. Facts are secondary, bias is primary.

Which adds a great deal of irony to the post you quoted....
 
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