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Did you read about the 500 scientists who wrote a letter to the U.N. a few days ago indicating just that? Well, you probably didn't, because the mainstream med

Did you read about the 500 scientists who wrote a letter to the U.N. a few days ago indicating just that? Well, you probably didn't, because the mainstream media didn't cover it. You'll have to search for it. Up to you.

pintxo 7y ago
From [1]: > And while some outlets described the co-signers as experts in climate science, most are not. As noted in an analysis below, a significant portion of the co-signers are either engineers or professionals in non-technical fields. Only 10 identified themselves as climate scientists. So 10! climate scientists argue against climate change? Still looks like there is an overwhelming support for it in science. [1] https://climatefeedback.org/evaluation/letter-signed-by-500-scientists-relies-on-inaccurate-claims-about-climate-science/ https://climatefeedback.org/evaluation/letter-signed-by-500-...
- justsubmit 7y ago
  Ah, gatekeeping, how convenient. 1. Invent a pseudoscientific field. 2. Make normative, political claims from said field. 3. When people outside the field express dissent, invent a non-profit to "verify the credibility of influential claims," and only allow people in said field to join said non-profit and verify the credibility of said claims: https://sciencefeedback.co/for-scientists/ https://sciencefeedback.co/for-scientists/ > To Apply: You need to have a PhD in a relevant discipline, have at least one published article in a peer-reviewed scientific journal within the last four years in the field they are commenting on. To criticize climate science, you must first become a climate scientist, which requires assenting to the belief in the validity of climate science, because anyone who dissents from that belief would not be awarded a PhD in the field nor have peer-reviewed articles published in it. So only people who agree with them are allowed to criticize them. Hm, sounds a lot like HN. And so scientific! I'm convinced, thanks for the link.

pintxo 7y ago

From [1]: > And while some outlets described the co-signers as experts in climate science, most are not. As noted in an analysis below, a significant portion of the co-signers are either engineers or professionals in non-technical fields. Only 10 identified themselves as climate scientists. So 10! climate scientists argue against climate change? Still looks like there is an overwhelming support for it in science. [1] https://climatefeedback.org/evaluation/letter-signed-by-500-scientists-relies-on-inaccurate-claims-about-climate-science/ https://climatefeedback.org/evaluation/letter-signed-by-500-...

justsubmit 7y ago
Ah, gatekeeping, how convenient. 1. Invent a pseudoscientific field. 2. Make normative, political claims from said field. 3. When people outside the field express dissent, invent a non-profit to "verify the credibility of influential claims," and only allow people in said field to join said non-profit and verify the credibility of said claims: https://sciencefeedback.co/for-scientists/ https://sciencefeedback.co/for-scientists/ > To Apply: You need to have a PhD in a relevant discipline, have at least one published article in a peer-reviewed scientific journal within the last four years in the field they are commenting on. To criticize climate science, you must first become a climate scientist, which requires assenting to the belief in the validity of climate science, because anyone who dissents from that belief would not be awarded a PhD in the field nor have peer-reviewed articles published in it. So only people who agree with them are allowed to criticize them. Hm, sounds a lot like HN. And so scientific! I'm convinced, thanks for the link.