Quote:I have stated earlier in this thread that I think there is plenty of room for reasonable conversation on the issues and how we can do our part to reverse what we have done (if we have done anything) or what we can do to help the problem (if we have not). This ought not be a partisan issue but both sides have drawn a line in the sand and I believe the extreme reaction from the left has come about due to earlier flat out denials of any change at all from the right. They have since softened to yeah something is happening but no way we could have done it and so nothing should be done and we should maintain the status quo. Both sides are at fault in the matter but the bottom line is reasonable discussion ought be happening and it's not.

 

I am not a scientist, I am in structural engineering. One of the first things we learn is to not pretend to know other disciplines better than the experts in those fields. Their is nothing wrong with questioning but I take offense when and the majority of an entire community of scientists both in that discipline and out of it are ridiculed and vilified for political gains when a very clear bias is present. I take issue with people that have attempted to educate themselves with clearly politically biased information as their source to claim to know the truth over the experts in the field. 

 

In addition comparing scientists beliefs in science or theories is not even remotely in the same realm as beliefs in religion. Not even close.