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[Jonathan Jarrett]

On Mon, 10 Aug 2009, Paul Mather wrote:

> Well, sod the IPCC and its uncountable legions of scientists with their 
> so-called scientific consensus!  If Mike disagrees with them then I'm backing 
> Mike because he always has the Straight Dope and that's the truth!!* 
> Besides, he states things so forcefully, like his facts are like axioms and 
> so not to be quibbled with, that it's hard to disagree with a chap like that.

 	The trouble with the IPCC's uncountable consensus is that (a) it 
includes Al Gore's particular brand of excession and (b) there is a 
countable but growing consensus *against* their consensus too. At which 
point, the cynic like me starts looking at who funds the relevant people, 
on either side, and wondering about agendas.

> [*] May not be the truth in all localities.  Void where prohibited.

 	Not just that truth, it seems. But such is the way of knowledge 
based on incomplete evidence. Yours,
 				     Jon

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       Jonathan Jarrett, Cambridge    jjarrett at chiark.greenend.org.uk
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