tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post5886582426054591705..comments2024-03-26T10:03:51.827+13:00Comments on Karl du Fresne: Sceptics not wantedKarl du Fresnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054853925940134404noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-21218264858135530232011-01-20T09:22:06.444+13:002011-01-20T09:22:06.444+13:00"We have data, some of it contradictory. We h..."We have data, some of it contradictory. We have some theories, some of them also contradictory. The fundamental truth is that as yet we do not really know."<br /><br />I would have thought this was the essence of the skeptic position, and I see it articulated every day in blogs and newsgroups. The fact you don't see it in your daily paper, radio or TV simply reinforces Karl's point.<br /><br />JCJChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00875768024598278750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-14914888932464347972011-01-19T20:56:34.235+13:002011-01-19T20:56:34.235+13:00... which probably explains why it was relegated t...... which probably explains why it was relegated to the wee small hours.<br /><br />I have heard the occasional RNZ interview with "global warming skeptics" ranging from Augie Auer to that leading climatic scientist Rodney Hide.<br /><br />In view of the fact that all news media these days seem to consider a 15 second item to be sufficient coverage of the news, a three to five minute interview is significant.<br /><br />BTW, not once have I heard either side in the debate come out with the simple truth -<br /><br />"We have data, some of it contradictory. We have some theories, some of them also contradictory. The fundamental truth is that as yet we do not really <b>know</b>.The probligohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882103150181414348noreply@blogger.com