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Re: What would you do to combat this thinking?
Posted by tamagosan on 5/04/08

It would not seem that "Darwin" is involved in science education.

The following American and international science academies and
professional societies have endorsed the position of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the group that shared
the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore in 97, that: "An increasing
body of observations gives a collective picture of a warming
world and other changes in the climate system... There is new
and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the
last 50 years is attributable to human activities.":

The InterAcademy Council
The Joint science academies of the G8+5 nations
The International Council of Academies of Engineering and
Technological Sciences
The European Academy of Sciences and Arts
the Network of African Science Academies
The European Science Foundation
the American Association for the Advancement of Science
the Federation of American Scientists
the World Meteorological Organization
The American Meteorological Society
the Royal Meteorological Society
The Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
The Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences
The American Geophysical Union
the American Institute of Physics
The American Astronomical Society
the American Physical Society
The American Chemical Society
the National Research Council
The Federal Climate Change Science Program
The American Quaternary Association
The Geological Society of America
The Stratigraphy Commission of the Geological Society of London
the European Geosciences Union
the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
the International Union of Geological Sciences

A passage from a statement by the American Meteorological
Society sums up the "controversy" that global warming deniers
like to manufacture for their own political and/or financial
ends: "The nature of science is such that there is rarely total
agreement among scientists. Individual scientific statements and
papers—the validity of some of which has yet to be assessed
adequately—can be exploited in the policy debate and can leave
the impression that the scientific community is sharply divided
on issues where there is, in reality, a strong scientific
consensus."

Of course, in fairness to "Darwin," the overwhelming evidence
for homogenic climate change can be summarily disregarded
because Al Gore had a high electric bill last month, or that
Michael Moore flies in jet planes.


On 5/04/08, Darwin wrote:
> I agree with the others. Why would you want to "Combat this
> thinking?" Perhaps she is just trying to combat your
> thinking. There are more than just a few people who have
> issues with the global warming theory. And these are adults
> mind you. It appears this little girl is repeating what she
> heard at home. And why is this a surprise? We could also
> argue that many of the liberal views in society today were
> created by a liberal educational system brain-washing our
> children. Case in point, "I have two daddies."
>
> My point is like others, educators should remain neutral on
> political issues. Yes there is some scientific evidence of
> global warming. What is not so clear is the cause. So let it
> go. Ask her to do what the other kids are doing and present
> her view and sources. This is a great teaching situation.
> Not to teach that man is evil and global warming is a forgone
> conclusion, but that there is a way to take what we hear, look
> at it with a critical eye, and then do our own research. In
> other words, don't take anyone's opinion and rhetoric at face
> value - including parents, teachers, and Al Gore. Look at
> empirical research and then form one's own conclusions.
>

Posts on this thread, including this one

• What would you do to combat this thinking?, 4/27/08, by cam.
• Re: What would you do to combat this thinking?, 4/27/08, by anon.
• Re: What would you do to combat this thinking?, 4/30/08, by Kevin.
• Re: What would you do to combat this thinking?, 5/03/08, by BillofSC.
• Re: What would you do to combat this thinking?, 5/03/08, by Joseph Stevens.
• Re: What would you do to combat this thinking?, 5/04/08, by Darwin.
• Re: What would you do to combat this thinking?, 5/04/08, by tamagosan.
• Re: What would you do to combat this thinking?, 5/05/08, by Bill of SC.
• Re: What would you do to combat this thinking?, 5/05/08, by Kevin.
• Re: What would you do to combat this thinking?, 5/05/08, by Joseph .
• Re: What would you do to combat this thinking?, 5/05/08, by anon.
• Re: What would you do to combat this thinking?, 5/05/08, by also anon.
• Re: What would you do to combat this thinking?, 5/06/08, by Repeat after me: "I'm the boss, applesauce...".
• Re: To "repeat after me...", 5/07/08, by cam.
• Re: What would you do to combat this thinking?, 5/07/08, by Darwin.
• Re: What would you do to combat this thinking?, 5/08/08, by cam.
• Re: What would you do to combat this thinking?, 5/08/08, by Waski_the_Squirrel.