tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974689037579445239.post744372986153146680..comments2023-12-22T19:56:34.485-05:00Comments on The Dake Page: Here's the Reason Climate Deniers Use Abusive Name Calling as a TacticThe Dake Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624426335390949151noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974689037579445239.post-86654610122323105842015-01-01T10:16:24.563-05:002015-01-01T10:16:24.563-05:00Not surprisingly, virtually nothing in the two att...Not surprisingly, virtually nothing in the two attack comments by "prolibertatesemper" has any credence. <br /><br />Unfortunately, such inane rants are common from ideologically motivated amateur deniers who simply regurgitate talking points seeded onto the internet by the professional denier lobbyists. Which, of course, is why they do it.The Dake Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624426335390949151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974689037579445239.post-37884940158714970542014-11-27T23:51:46.891-05:002014-11-27T23:51:46.891-05:00Now about the use of the term "denier": ...Now about the use of the term "denier": it is an expression of insecurity, political propaganda and utter misunderstanding of the scientific process!<br /><br />The only way a hypothesis can be validated is by:<br />- proving that it is a better explanation for ALL the observations under consideration<br /><br />- proving that it cannot be falsified<br /><br />To be able to do either, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974689037579445239.post-75516231846390840182014-11-27T23:42:14.066-05:002014-11-27T23:42:14.066-05:00There is no debating with religious fanatics, whic...There is no debating with religious fanatics, which is the only appropriate term for David Kent!<br /><br />The use of the term "denialist" immediately designates him as a person with ZERO scientific education and ZERO interest in science.<br /><br />Science is a METHOD and absolutely everything that was established at some point in time can be found to be false later on, so the mere Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974689037579445239.post-72119615133370550662014-11-20T09:33:06.142-05:002014-11-20T09:33:06.142-05:00(continued from previous comment)
You said "...(continued from previous comment)<br /><br />You said "We know from the record of the past century that other causes exist that are strong enough to cancel the effect of AGW...." <br /><br />Response: Absolutely false. Again, AGW is the conclusion, not the cause. The cause is increasing CO2 in the oceans and atmosphere. The planet continues to warm. What you suggest "cancels" The Dake Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624426335390949151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974689037579445239.post-854915586090917772014-11-20T09:32:20.985-05:002014-11-20T09:32:20.985-05:00Responses to David Friedman comments:
He said: &q...Responses to David Friedman comments:<br /><br />He said: "I find it amusing that you complain about name calling by the other side while using "denialists," quite obviously intended as a pejorative term, to describe them."<br /><br />Response: False. Denialists is a descriptive definition for people who actively deny the science. See previous comments for why your The Dake Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624426335390949151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974689037579445239.post-56907542824440182812014-11-16T01:59:52.569-05:002014-11-16T01:59:52.569-05:00I find it amusing that you complain about name cal...I find it amusing that you complain about name calling by the other side while using "denialists," quite obviously intended as a pejorative term, to describe them.<br /><br />To which you might reply "but they are denialists." And they might respond "but you are alarmists."<br /><br />You wrote ""Virtually every climate scientist agrees that the sum total David Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543763515095867595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974689037579445239.post-33304263552553580232014-11-02T12:41:08.600-05:002014-11-02T12:41:08.600-05:00The original comment by Yowie13 has been removed b...The original comment by Yowie13 has been removed because it used hate speech, for which there is zero tolerance. Any further use of hate speech will result in Yowie13 being banned from commenting.<br /><br />Prior to using hate speech, Yowie13 offered the following text, which I follow with a response:<br /><br />Yowie13 said "The proponents of global warming are the name callers. You use The Dake Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624426335390949151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974689037579445239.post-88090284115911964482014-11-02T11:02:38.105-05:002014-11-02T11:02:38.105-05:00Yowie, denialism began long before the Holocaust. ...Yowie, denialism began long before the Holocaust. ;) Even the comparatively recent form, science denialism, began at least as early as Galileo. :)<br />To this day, we have Darwin denialists.<br />AFAIK, all Darwin denialists are AGW denialists as well.<br />Current denialism is about science.Janus Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15253124365227852722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974689037579445239.post-55371121539114558162014-11-02T08:54:36.531-05:002014-11-02T08:54:36.531-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Yowie13https://www.blogger.com/profile/10179807176757407506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974689037579445239.post-79298666788051551992014-10-30T13:32:23.527-04:002014-10-30T13:32:23.527-04:00I disagree that the name calling isn't intenti...I disagree that the name calling isn't intentional. Everyone at every time can make the choice to call someone a name. Choosing to do so is always intentional. And choosing to do so is to choose to attack rather than discuss. <br /><br />While ignorance is simply lack of knowledge, and you can choose to become knowledgeable or remain ignorant, there is no legitimate excuse for attacking thoseThe Dake Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624426335390949151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974689037579445239.post-52227998424352057202014-10-30T13:27:15.565-04:002014-10-30T13:27:15.565-04:00I would agree that most denialists don't "...I would agree that most denialists don't "know" they are in denial (assuming we're talking about amateur denialists since professional denialists obviously do know that they are lying). I've put "know" in quotes to emphasize that while many amateur denialists don't comprehend that they are denying the science, the fact is that they have no excuse not to know.<The Dake Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624426335390949151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974689037579445239.post-58911672187497741722014-10-30T11:51:26.145-04:002014-10-30T11:51:26.145-04:00Most denialists don't know they are in denial....Most denialists don't know they are in denial. That is what denial means. It is a secret that they keep from themselves. Yes the name-calling is cover, but there is nothing intentional about it. It is more like a kid being caught doing something wrong, and then making up a story on the spot -- and this special type of kid convinces himself that the story is true, because confronting what is Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729098761972771273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974689037579445239.post-9687527011091224342014-10-30T11:12:45.523-04:002014-10-30T11:12:45.523-04:00You left out "climate terrorists," a per...You left out "climate terrorists," a personal favorite of mine: http://tonyhellerakastevengoddardisnotasociopath.wordpress.com/climate-terrorists/<br /><br />You can follow my latest list of insults to alarmists here: http://tonyhellerakastevengoddardisnotasociopath.wordpress.com/tony-hellers-aka-steven-goddards-latest-and-greatest-insults/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com