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Climate Science: Is it Currently Designed to Answer Questions?
By Prof. Richard S. Lindzen | Global Research | September 22, 2014
Program in Atmospheres, Oceans and Climate. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Global Research 30 November 2009
Abstract
For a variety of inter-related cultural, organizational, and political reasons, progress in climate science and the actual solution of scientific problems in this field have moved at a much slower rate than would normally be possible.
Not all these factors are unique to climate science, but the heavy influence of politics has served to amplify the role of the other factors. By cultural factors, I primarily refer to the change in the scientific paradigm from a dialectic opposition between theory and observation to an emphasis on simulation and observational programs. The latter serves to almost eliminate the dialectical focus of the former.
Whereas the former had the potential for convergence, the latter is much less effective. The institutional factor has many components. One is the inordinate growth of administration in universities and the consequent increase in importance of grant overhead. This leads to an emphasis on large programs that never end. Another is the hierarchical nature of formal scientific organizations whereby a small executive council can speak on behalf of thousands of scientists as well as govern the distribution of ‘carrots and sticks’ whereby reputations are made and broken. The above factors are all amplified by the need for government funding.
When an issue becomes a vital part of a political agenda, as is the case with climate, then the politically desired position becomes a goal rather than a consequence of scientific research. This paper will deal with the origin of the cultural changes and with specific examples of the operation and interaction of these factors. In particular, we will show how political bodies act to control scientific institutions, how scientists adjust both data and even theory to accommodate politically correct positions, and how opposition to these positions is disposed of. … continue
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Like it or not, Israel is a sovereign nation and it alone decides who may enter Israel and who may not enter… Go to the US, UK or EU (and, indeed, ANY country) as a non citizen and you may be sent back if you can’t prove you have sufficient funds (cash, traveler checks, credit cards etc) for your stay…
As for visiting the “Palestinian territories”, let these people fly to Egypt and enter Gaza from there… As for Judea & Samaria (a.k.a. the “West Bank”), anybody visiting them can enter from Jordan…
Let’s face it, just life the flotilla to Gaza, these people aren’t for a resolution of the problem that includes an independent Israel… If I were Israel I’d keep these people away too…
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“Anybody can enter” the West Bank. Right. Sure, as long as they have the weapons to annihilate the Israelis at the Allenby crossing.
K.E. you are an apologist for those who are imprisoning an entire population based on race. You are disgusting.
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Palestinian isn’t a race and the flytilla activists are predominantly European so race has got nothing to do with anything… Other then spouting a personal attack…
As for the Alenby crossing, I guess that you’re unaware of the fact that several tens of activists were allowed (no weapons were required) to enter Judea & Samaria (a.k.a. the “West Bank”)…
Obviously you’re disconnected with reality preferring to imagine a reality that is non existent… I guess it would be too much to expect an apology as propagandists like yourself don’t “do” apologies…
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K.E.
Are you idiotic enough to claim that visitors have free access to the West Bank from Jordan?
Bizarre.
Your ilk of racist is the very most despicable.
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Free access?!… Where did I state that it was “free”?!… Nice job of creating a strawman argument…
The fact remains that it is NOT necessary (though it might be the most convenient) to go via Israel when one wishes to visit the “Palestinian territories” of Gaza and/or Judea & Samaria (a.k.a. the “West Bank”)…
These people who insisted doing so through Israel had another goal and Israel was right (from its point of view) in refusing them entry…
As for allegations of racism, you know nothing about me other then that we disagree on certain issues… Personally I don’t believe in the whole concept of “race”… There is only one race on planet Earth: the human race…
Furthermore, as I’m European and my wife is Asian the suggestion that I’m a racist is ludicrous!… But then again, you probably use words like “racist” and “Zionist” as personal insults…
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K.E.,
If you insist that you “know nothing about race” then you are simply a participant in a crime syndicate. Zionism is nothing more than organized crime.
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Once again you chose to use words that I don’t use and thereby imply things that I haven’t posted… Of course I know of the concept of race… As for Zionism, you’re entitled to your view and I’m entitled to disagree with your view… Just as you’re entitled to disagree with my view on this (and any other) subject…
Just because it’s your view doesn’t mean that it’s the truth… Of course, that applies equally to my views… However, the fact that you have to resort to lies and half truths in order to substantiate your view means that my view is probably closer to the truth then yours…
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