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my sense is that the scientific community is grossly deficient in understanding the causes of most natural phenomena and probably will remain so for many decades.
the earth, the climate and the oceans are perhaps some of the least understood natural occurrences we face.
climate "models" or computer simulations are guessing machines for all intents and purposes. they do not see the future, nor are they error-free in interpreting the past. that some models conflict with others is evidence of the blunt edge of their usefulness.
the point of the fictional book is that the scientific community, often motivated by $, the media and gov'ts who seek to control the populace work in concert to establish this "state of fear" as a way to control the population. it is not important whether or not global warming is happening right now, what is important is that gov'ts and private entities have you fearing it happening and in doing so, they obtain the appropriate amount of compliance from the citizens they rule over. those who vocally question the premise, as a result of their non-compliance, are ascribed negative associations and shunned.
free thinking and questioning authority should be embraced. but too many teevee-heads who refuse to think for themselves have already joined the cult of global warming and refuse to acknowledge that not only is the science behind it experimental at best, the result of that science is control & money. it forms the foundations of political campaigns and is the justification for taxing more of your income. and nobody questions it. everyone goes along.
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