Tuesday, September 27, 2011

E=mc2? Maybe ... Until Al Gore says 'debate is over'

The scientific method is defined as:
"noun -
a method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from these data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested."


This applies to all scientific theories, except one - the theory of anthropogenic global warming.  In this one field, consensus, rather than scientific method, is the primary criterion used to judge the viability of the theory.

In a recent illustration of this double-standard, CERN released findings claiming an exotic particle called a neutrino could possibly move faster than the speed of light.


If true, this contradicts none other than Einstein's theory of special relativity and could upend our understanding of physics.  So -- as happens with the scientific method -- a healthy skepticism has followed the claims.  The findings were published to allow for the physics community to scrutinize the results and to either find flaws with the study or to verify the findings with their own experiments.  That's how science works.

"We wanted to find all possible explanations for this. We wanted to find a mistake, but we didn't," said physicist Antonio Ereditato, spokesman for the so-called OPERA experiment, in an interview with the BBC on Thursday.


Because it was such 'a crazy result', the team was releasing its data, based on three years of measurements, so that others in the scientific community could confirm or refute the findings, he added."

So what does this mean?  It means that the physics community is having an open, honest debate about Einstein's theory of special relativity, a theory which has been experimentally verified in a variety of fields for over 100 years.   In other words, even E=mc2 can, in good faith, be questioned.   
Returning to the topic of the scientific method
"Scientific inquiry is generally intended to be as objective as possible, to reduce biased interpretations of results. Another basic expectation is to document, archive and share all data and methodology so they are available for careful scrutiny by other scientists, giving them the opportunity to verify results by attempting to reproduce them ..."


This scientific method of inquiry does not apply when it comes to the debate on global warming.

Those who question this 'consensus theory' of AGW are branded racists, traitors, blasphemers, and as immoral.  AGW believers have called for prosecution, incarceration, and professional decertification of climate change skeptics.

- Research is blocked.
- Skeptical scientists are silenced, or targeted for professional excommunication.
- FOIA requests for climate data are blocked or obstructed.

Mr. Gore repeatedly claims that the "debate is over".  Mr. Gore, methinks thou dost protest too much ... If you have to declare that the "debate is over" (over and over and over again), then - well, maybe the debate isn't really over.  

After all, if a group of scientists can question whether or not E=mc2, then maybe there is some room for debate left on the topic of anthropogenic global warming.

Monday, September 26, 2011

Bill Whittle sets the record straight

In this 'Firewall' episode, the always eloquent Bill Whittle corrects some of the revisionist history that has taken place regarding Bin Laden and the war on terror.


Thursday, September 22, 2011

If he only had more hands ...

How the picture would have looked, if only Obama had more hands ...






(Click image for full-size view.)

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Climate Reality Project

Visit Watts Up With That today, as they pull back the curtain on Al Gore and his 24-hour Climate Reality Project.


They are providing hour-by-hour response and rebuttal to each segment of Gore's CRP.

The Gore Effect ...


Al Gore’s 24 hour Climate Reality Project got started last night, just as low temperatures swept across the US.

The Urban dictionary defines the 'Gore Effect' as:

"The phenomenon that leads to unseasonably cold temperatures, driving rain, hail, or snow whenever Al Gore visits an area to discuss global warming."


Here's the map for today ...

 

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Perry's debate flub

Perry, as the front-runner, was piled on in yesterday's debate on government mandated vaccinations.  

He acknowledged that he shouldn't have used an executive order, but defended the policy with this line:

"We made decisions in Texas to put a $3 billion effort to find [a] cure for cancer. Texas protects life."

We have enough problems with Democrats who don't understand the proper role of government. But, that a Republican - at a "tea party" debate - would claim that government has a role in finding the 'cure for cancer' is remarkable.


Perry lost points in my book on that one. We need a candidate with small government instincts. It doesn't matter whether 'his heart was in the right place'. That's the liberal's excuse. Perry isn't allowed to use it.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

 
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