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Overheard the other day: "I've told you before - stop swearing in front of the kids, for fuck's sake." Your tales of double standards please.

(, Thu 19 Feb 2009, 12:21)
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do you at least agree that the majority of exeter uni students are as I described?
you will find that I said I have seen or heard of no evidence that comes close to proving the CO2 link.

there is a big difference between that and saying there is no evidence.

That comes down to interpretation of what I wrote though, so I'm willing to forgive it.
(, Thu 19 Feb 2009, 16:37, 1 reply)
Hah, I try to avoid the popped-collar Ruperts.
OK, I'll grant your point was a bit more subtle. I still think we should leave the judgment of how good the evidence is to those who really know their stuff. In the same way that I'm quite happy leaving health (beyond a superficial eat-your-greens approach) to my doctor, and the car to my mechanic, and the boiler to my CORGI registered gas installer. While I focus on understanding in-depth my own research, and maybe a few things I have a private interest in.

The questioning-of-experts aspect is something that annoys (but also interests) me more than it should - the way I see it, it's quite similar to what, say, the creationists are doing. Preferably with added "the scientists lie to keep their funding" conspiracy theory...
(, Thu 19 Feb 2009, 16:59, closed)
you do have a point about leaving it to the experts
but I don't get the news or people in the street, or even some of my mates, telling me that there is something wrong with my car or my boiler!

if CO2 left me alone, then I'd leave it alone too!
(, Thu 19 Feb 2009, 17:06, closed)

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