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originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: rickymouse
Perhaps a term better than "overeducated" (which implies that one can learn too much) would be "unwise."
I would posit that it is unwise to rail against the obvious. Reality has a way of biting.
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: rickymouse
You seem to draw some very broad generalizations.
That is not usually a fruitful exercise.
Be very careful when using the term "they."
Ice core data says it has been hotter a few times over the last 10,000 years before man ever drove the first car..
I don't know how one can be overeducated, but from my experience it's greed mostly, with a good dose of ignorance which is the prime mover of negative effects.
But let's not forget fear. And when combined with ignorance, watch out.
Education is knowledge, not wisdom.
There is no such thing as too much knowledge.
"Overeducation" occurs when one is imbibed with more knowledge than they have wisdom to handle.
You have not managed to show that the planet is not warming.
That's why I keep trying to expose the fear and ignorance surrounding Global Warming.
Yes. And confirmation bias plays a big part in that.
But there is such a thing as too little wisdom.
True. But then, I did not create the models, which seem to be doing pretty well.
And you have not shown that the planet will continue to warm.
Yes. And confirmation bias plays a big part in that.
But then, I did not create the models, which seem to be doing pretty well.
Global temperatures are following model forecasts. Model forecasts based on increasing CO2 concentrations. And yet, you think your speculation trumps the models.
'm not sure what you mean by "pretty well," but I tend to expect more of a model than failed predictions.
There are cycles, no doubt.
Perhaps increased forcing has something to do with it, in lieu of other evidence.
Global temperatures are following model forecasts. Model forecasts based on increasing CO2 concentrations. And yet, you think your speculation trumps the models.
Yes, there are, and many of these cycles are quite lengthy... far longer than we have had measurements to verify.
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: 727Sky
Climate models used by the IPCC over estimated CO2's warming effect by at least 50%..
Incorrect.
Yeah, I know. "The numbers must be fudged because I don't like what they say."
unless the numbers are fiddled like they have been before.
But cycles are predictable, are they not?
So, apart from insolation models and changes in greenhouse gas forcing, what's going on? Just...something...anything other than CO2?
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: 727Sky
Climate models used by the IPCC over estimated CO2's warming effect by at least 50%..
Incorrect.