On 12/1/2009 2:51 PM, Steve Pope wrote:
> Eric Jacobsen<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On 12/1/2009 12:40 PM, Steve Pope wrote:
>
>>> Um, sorry, posting links to Wall Street Journal articles is
>>> injecting politics into. Don't blame me.
>
>> I strongly disagree. That seems akin to me of the logical fallacy of
>> "poisoning the well": The WSJ is conservative, therefore this article
>> must be right wing and therefore unreliable!
>
> No. The politics here is that of driving the debate, to get
> people to think that polluters by default should proceed unimpeded
> unless some unreasonable bar be met regarding proof of global
> warming. The WSJ pieces is 100% politics aimed at this end.
>
>> Prof. Lindzen is a well-respected researcher at MIT and has been in the
>> "skeptical" camp for a long time. Perhaps WSJ is one of the few venues
>> where he can publish. I suggest people assess the content of the
>> article rather than any perceived reputation of the publisher.
>
> I respect your opinion but disagree with your perception of
> what is going on.
>
> Steve

Yeah, we're gonna disagree on this one, but that's fine.

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