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Paradox said..Chris 249 said..
The truth (not a subject you're familiar with, so I'll cut you some slack) is that there is no conspiracy theory at all in my post.
Perhaps you could consider learning English. If you did, you'd see that a "conspiracy theory" is (to use the Oxford definition) "a belief that some covert but influential agency (typically political in motivation and oppressive in intent) is responsible for an unexplained event." To use the Miriam Webster definition, a conspiracy theory is "a theory that explains an event or set of circumstances as the result of a secret plot by usually powerful conspirators."
So what you completely failed to understand is that nothing I wrote was anything about anything "covert" (to save you looking it up, that means something secret or hidden) or "secret". It's a publicly knowledged fact that Marohasy is "a Senior Fellow with responsibilities for Climate Change in the Research Program at the IPA" - that's a quote from the IPA's own site. And the also IPA publicly states that Reinhart, a major supporter of the organisation is an Honorary Life Member - check out the IPA's own site again. it is a simple publicly known truth that Marohasy works with an outfit that is funded by a coal magnate, and that the coal magnate's business is affected by climate change policy.
To make it plain for the slowest (or most paranoid or least honest) amongst us, by definition a "conspiracy theory" means you're claiming there is a secret. I'm not doing that, I'm referring to a connection that is publicly acknowledged by those involved.
Your view seems to be that certain high wealth individuals are covertly influencing an organisation to distort the truth or hide real facts by only promoting a one sided view or even false information to progress thier cause.
Is that not a conspiracy theory? and incendentally the exact one you are suggesting Marahasey is promoting by questioning the processes and data produced by an organisation as opposed to questioning its objectives or motives?
Alternatively, maybe questioning the data and processes used is called the scientific method.....
1- Didn't you know that the IPA
admits that its researchers, like Marohasy, promote a one sided view? The IPA itself says so on its own website; it's a political pressure group and it admits it. Surely to god everyone knows that.
The IPA specifically states that it's for the free market and limited government, and it says "our researchers apply these ideas to the public policy questions which matter today." So it clearly and repeatedly states that its researchers, like Marohasy, apply political ideas to public policy questions, rather than looking at them from an unbiased perspective. The IPA also states that it is against Net Zero in black and white in its annual report. It puts up papers arguing against Net Zero. It doesn't even pretend to be unbiased.
It's fine if they have political views, but not fine when people try to ignore the fact that Marohasy and her co-workers are working for an organisation that admits it is biased, and admits that its researchers apply political ideology.
It is utterly dishonest of anyone to claim that pointing out that a body ADMITS it applies a political approach to scientific issues is saying anything about conspiracy theories. Jeezers H Kerrist, a conspiracy is something secret and the fact that the IPA's workers apply political ideas is something that the IPA proudly admits. This is simple English comprehension......
Did you not (1) know that the IPA states that its researchers like Marohasy provide a one-sided view and try to ignore that; or
(2) did you NOT know that the IPA states that its researchers like Marohasy provide a one-sided view?
2- I use the scientific method. That includes not using double standards (like you do when you support someone who praises evidence from old papers, but criticise it when I use evidence from old papers), peer review, proper stats, etc.
The people you support like Marohasy don't use the scientific method. For example, Marohasy works with Stewart who is ridiculously un-scientific when he does things like wave a magic wand that has 20% of the data he uses disappear for no apparent reason, and then pretends that he can provide information of value with an un-representative sample.
The scientific method means that the data that is used should be consistent. That means that data that is inconsistent - like temperature data that doesn't use the most valuable index of atmospheric heat at the time - should be discarded.
If you understand the scientific method, please find a source that says that data taken at an inconsistent time in an inconsistent manner should be included in analysis. I've checked with scientists (not climate scientists) and they say it should not be. It is UN-scientific to make a big deal about the BoM using normal scientific methods.
It is also un-scientific to work for an organisation that admits that its researchers provide a one-sided bias view, and to not admit that and try to make allowances for it.