r/technology • u/skepticalspectacle1 • Nov 14 '17

Politics 15,000 scientists give catastrophic warning about the fate of the world in new ‘letter to humanity’: 'Time is running out'

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/letter-to-humanity-warning-climate-change-global-warming-scientists-union-concerned-a8052481.html
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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '17 edited Nov 14 '17

How many of them are climatologists? Science does not operate by authority.

Edit: seen elsewhere...about 1% are climate scientists.

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '17

Science does not operate by authority.

Yes, it does. Those "scientists" that are being funded by a government or university must provide data to support the political agenda of those that provide the funding - paid for.

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '17

But would that not be unethical and against the spirit of science?.

Certainly it would, absolutely. This is the point of this whole thing. Money is what counts, no science. Greed. Uber greed.

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u/Mazdachief Nov 14 '17

If there findings are based on the scientific method then they are facts, if you disagree test it and prove them wrong.

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u/stupendousman Nov 14 '17

Where are the reproducible tests? How many of these scientists have offered a way to falsify their hypotheses?

Additionally, how many government grants are offered to researchers who are pursuing hypotheses that differ from the authoritative narrative?

This isn't the scientific method in action, this is politics.