Seriously thoughtful Cross-belief poll

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by happy_terd

Scientists discuss the issue? All i ever hear mention it is politicians. The same group that got us scared about acid rain in the 80s and killer bees in the 90s i take it.

Then may I humbly suggest you're listening to the wrong people? If you want to hear what the scientists are saying, you need to visit the science sites. www.nature.com, www.newscientist.com, sciencedaily.com, www.aaas.org, www.discovermagazine.com, www.sciam.com, and www.sciencenews.org are just a few of the many respected sites out there that can give you insight into what scientists are thinking and discovering about a whole range of topics.

[astra]

Alternatively, can I suggest
Different opinion

[orwell2k]

Michael Crichton had some nice things to say about healthy skepticism and the de-politicisation of scientific research that was in the public interest:

http://www.crichton-official.com/spe...talfuture.html

I am skeptical of an issue that has done an Orwellian NewSpeak transformation from "Global Warming" to the somewhat bland "Climate Change" (after all, climate is by definition an inherently unstable system, subject to continuous change, so what does this new name really mean?).

I also find it distasteful how skeptics to the climate change "science" are shouted down - the hysteria is often akin to religious fervor with the unfortunate unbelievers labelled as heretics (you can almost hear the Monty Python cries of "Burn her, burn her, she's a witch" in the background).

I think less pollution of all kinds is in our best interest, but misleading science on climate change, or worse yet, imposing pseudo-scientific beliefs as fact, will do more harm than good on such an important issue.

[nohmi2]

Originally Posted by astra

Alternatively, can I suggest
Different opinion

Good one.

Many a true word told in jest.

Cheers

[WT Sharpe]

Here are a few more good general science sites:

National Science Foundation
http://www.nsf.gov/

NASA
http://nasascience.nasa.gov/

Science Friday
http://www.sciencefriday.com/

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
http://www.pnas.org/

I would recommend staying away from single-issue sites. All too often they're pushing their own agendas.

[orwell2k]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Here are a few more good general science sites:

National Science Foundation
http://www.nsf.gov/

NASA
http://nasascience.nasa.gov/

Science Friday
http://www.sciencefriday.com/

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
http://www.pnas.org/

I would recommend staying away from single-issue sites. All too often they're pushing their own agendas.

"I would recommend staying away from single-issue sites. All too often they're pushing their own agendas."

Yes, very well pointed out. A lot of single-issue sites masquerade as being open to objective scientific discussion, but tend to avoid or shout down any serious debate on opinions that don't follow their agenda(s).

And considering the complex nature of the climate change issues, and the potential impact across scientific and cutlural boundaries, the broader coverage sites make more sense. Not ignoring the appropriate specialists in the cimate field, of course...

[GeoffC]

you missed out, with statistics anything can be proven .....


where was "The blue one"; Always good for a poll...