Interesting
Found this an interesting read prior to looking at Gore's movie. Heres a quote from the article :
"...Michael Crichton (best known for his novels but also a graduate of Harvard Medical School and a former postdoctoral fellow at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies) warned his audience of the dangers of "consensus science" in a 2003 speech,
You can find the rest of the article here : http://sitewave.net/news/s49p1835.htm"Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled. Whenever you hear the consensus of scientists agrees on something or other, reach for your wallet, because you're being had.
"Let's be clear: the work of science has nothing whatever to do with consensus.
"Consensus is the business of politics. Science, on the contrary, requires only one investigator who happens to be right, which means that he or she has results that are verifiable by reference to the real world. In science consensus is irrelevant. What is relevant is reproducible results. The greatest scientists in history are great precisely because they broke with the consensus."
2 comments:
I agree with the guy - yes, keep it factual and you will stay on course -
with global warming I like the emphasis were hearing on personal and national responsibility - it's bringing stewardship of the Earth to the forefront. My only concern is pragmatic - are we wasting valuable money and resources that could be put towards global poverty, disease, etc. - Is this just going to be the flavor of the year?
very good point Tyler.
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