Comments on: Global warming, MMR, and media “scandals” http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2010/02/07/global-warming-mmr-and-media-scandals/ Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:21:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dougal http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2010/02/07/global-warming-mmr-and-media-scandals/comment-page-1/#comment-17450 Dougal Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:25:32 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/?p=1002#comment-17450 <p>The purpose of identifying <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denialism" rel="nofollow">denialism</a> is to highlight dishonest and disruptive debating tactics rather than have them hijack the discussion --- just like you're doing at the moment! Dissembling, restating inaccurate points after having been publicly corrected, cherry picking data, moving the goal posts of the discussion and making appeals to consequence are all common tactics of denialism mentioned on that page, and all common tactics of the climate change "sceptics".</p> <p>Since in your one small comment you've (1) suggested someone, somewhere, wants to try global warming deniers for crimes against humanity; (2) whined about being labelled a denier; (3) alluded to some Islamic conspiracy; (4) hinted that there's no science in climatology; and (5) recoiled in horror from imaginary taxes due to climate change, I feel safe giving you that label too. Others may make up their own minds but you've not painted yourself in a very good light.</p> The purpose of identifying denialism is to highlight dishonest and disruptive debating tactics rather than have them hijack the discussion — just like you’re doing at the moment! Dissembling, restating inaccurate points after having been publicly corrected, cherry picking data, moving the goal posts of the discussion and making appeals to consequence are all common tactics of denialism mentioned on that page, and all common tactics of the climate change “sceptics”.

Since in your one small comment you’ve (1) suggested someone, somewhere, wants to try global warming deniers for crimes against humanity; (2) whined about being labelled a denier; (3) alluded to some Islamic conspiracy; (4) hinted that there’s no science in climatology; and (5) recoiled in horror from imaginary taxes due to climate change, I feel safe giving you that label too. Others may make up their own minds but you’ve not painted yourself in a very good light.

]]> By: Dave McK http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2010/02/07/global-warming-mmr-and-media-scandals/comment-page-1/#comment-17449 Dave McK Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:27:07 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/?p=1002#comment-17449 <p>Do you remember suggestions that 'deniers should be tried for crimes against humanity'? Do you understand the purpose of making the term 'denier' the label for a critic? Do you understand the translation to arabic is kuffar? Can I have a Yamal Akbar?</p> <p>If you have noticed a conspicuous absence of simple scientific facts, then it should be asked if it was never about science.</p> <p>Can you imagine trillions of dollars in carbon derivatives? Trillions of dollars with the stroke of a pen. Is it any wonder this was decades in the making at a cost of billions with a cast of thousands? It would have literally taxed our breath away!</p> <p>Sorry if you're already carrying a heavy parasite load. It's really up to you on that. Americans don't like the idea very much.</p> Do you remember suggestions that ‘deniers should be tried for crimes against humanity’? Do you understand the purpose of making the term ‘denier’ the label for a critic? Do you understand the translation to arabic is kuffar? Can I have a Yamal Akbar?

If you have noticed a conspicuous absence of simple scientific facts, then it should be asked if it was never about science.

Can you imagine trillions of dollars in carbon derivatives? Trillions of dollars with the stroke of a pen. Is it any wonder this was decades in the making at a cost of billions with a cast of thousands? It would have literally taxed our breath away!

Sorry if you’re already carrying a heavy parasite load. It’s really up to you on that. Americans don’t like the idea very much.

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