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pegminer asked in EnvironmentGlobal Warming · 6 years ago

Is it hypocritical that this global warming denier attacks peer review in one question, while touting it in another?

In a recent question one of the most prolific deniers claimed that peer review was a very low standard and was just "like minded people agreeing with each other", yet today he is using peer reviewed research as evidence in another one of his endless questions.

How can he have it both ways? If he thinks it's such a low standard, why tout it in another question?

Update 2:

In another question https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20141...

a gelatinous denier asserts that I think peer review is a very, very low standard. In fact I don't believe this at all and there is nothing in this question that says that. This question is only about the HYPOCRISY of denial: denouncing peer review in one question then using it to support a position in another.

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  • Kano
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Yes I suppose it is, Peer review is still accepted as a standard, but more and more people are beginning to believe it has problems in the modern age, the number of scientific papers written these days has grown astronomically, but peer review has not kept up.

    I think the peer review system need reviewing.

  • John
    Lv 4
    6 years ago

    I believe that it is commonly called "cherry picking", Pegminer. Discard all evidence, unless it supports the thinking of the person. They would never stoop so low as to allow contrary evidence to stand in the way of their ideology. When it comes to those that deny the evidence presented before them that the AGWT is the best scientific theory to explain the observations being made concerning our changing climate, not just a changed climate, then I only say one thing to say to them. There truly is no substitute for a self induced ignorance.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Generalize much?

    Here it is in a nut-shell.

    Carbon Dioxide DOES NOT have a greenhouse effect strong enough to account for median global temperature increases. The saturation level to accomplish the increases in temperature would have to be 1,000 times higher. Not just doubled.

    So, increased Carbon Dioxide levels are not the culprit for the earth heating. Which means that the climate change that the earth is experiencing is NOT man made. It has to be something else.

    Is that clear enough for you? I don't think you can call me a hypocrite at this point since I've made my point perfectly clear and without any confusing statements.

  • S
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    expecting consistency from deniers is too much to ask

  • ?
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    of course it is. sad that most do not realize it.

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