humanities.philosophy.objectivism

On Mar 12, 1:28 pm, Brian Bagnall wrote:
> "TC" wrote in message

> > Whether to accept this as just something that is happening,
> > or to get hysterical about it or have some other reaction to the
> > science is an issue along an axis not totally parallel to the science,
> > but not orthogonal either.

> At least you are somewhat willing to accept that the hysteria and panic
> is way
> overblown.

Maybe, maybe not.

> > Far more coherent and conspiratorial, it seems to me,
> > is the "anti-movement' that writes editorial pieces and
> > books distorting the science ito provide a rationale that
> > nothing is happening.

> Ok, so when Al Gore says the earth will flood 20 feet and is corrected by the
> IPCC that it will in fact only be 1.5 feet (it was >1 foot last century)
> he is
> not distorting?

I can't judge. I have not seen Al Gore's movie so I don't know the
context. Can you point me to a clip or essay by Gore?

> And the hockey stick graph that was the focal point of his
> film turned out to be pure bunk and excised by the IPCC reports.

The data still resemble a hockey stick to me. But if I were the IPCC
and the anti-GW conspiracy made the "hockey stick" analogy the focus
of theri distorting attacks, I'd withdraw the analogy too.

> So who is doing the distorting?

Every anti-GW essay I've read is full of distortions.

> Seems to me the government globalists are pushing
> forward lies and relying on someone else to correct them. Funny how the media
> has failed to chastise their darling Gore for his exaggerated claims.

Is ti maybe just possible that he has not exaggerated and the
exaggeration lies in context dropping claims like:

"Al Gore says the earth will flood 20 feet and is corrected by the
IPCC that it will in fact only be 1.5 feet"

Tom