Reason #3: The “97% of scientists” baloney
For the record: I’m neither a denier nor a zealot … so, according to British writer (& phrase-coiner) Matt Ridley, I’m a “lukewarmer”.
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Since AOC rolled out her Green New Deal, I’ve heard many left-leaning pundits spouting the oft-repeated but unsupported claim that 97% of scientists agree that climate change (nee, ‘global warming’) is real, man-caused and catastrophic.
Reason enough to flashback to our long ago post debunking the 97% malarkey.
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In a prior posts, I covered:
Reason #1 … Unsettling Science … I’ve gotten cognitive whiplash from “Ice Age” u-turning to “Global Warming” … which was slowed by an “18-year Pause” … and then wrapped in a catch-all “Climate Change”.
Reason #2 … Al Gore and his doomsday prediction … in 2016 we passed his point of no return towards a true planetary emergency … without the planet melting or exploding … and with Manhattan still above water (I think).
Let’s move on…
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My 3rd reason: The “97% of scientists” baloney.
This claim really gained traction when former President Obama tweeted:
“97% percent of scientists agree: #climate change is real, man-made and dangerous.”
Case closed, settled science, right?
Not so fast …
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Let’s start with a simple smell test:
Can you think of any issue that garners 97% agreement?
My bet is that 97%% of “scientists” don’t even agree that smoking causes cancer.
Pick your issue … 97% … really?
Doesn’t smell right to me, but maybe climate change the exception to the rule.
So, let’s deep dive the claim…
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