We Aren't Scientists

Dr. Ivar Giaever

On Tuesday morning it was 12 degrees outside. Being the fun-loving types that we are, we ran a number of audio clips poking fun at the "global warming" fanatics. We particularly made fun of the religious-like certainty they seem to have about the theories they so fully and unquestioningly embrace. It is nice to be listened to. We knew we had at least a few of the "faithful" listening that day because they immediately trashed us on various blogs. The main criticism of what we did and said on Tuesday seems to be that we have "no scientific credentials."
No, we are not scientists. However, Dr. Ivar Giaever is a scientist, and a pretty good one. He is a former professor with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the 1973 winner of the Nobel Prize in physics. It seems that back in September, Dr. Giaever abruptly announced his resignation from a premier physics society in disgust over its officially stated policy that "man made global warming is occurring." The official position of the American Physical Society (APS) supports the theory that man's actions have inexorably led to the warming of the planet, through increased emissions of carbon dioxide. Dr. Giaever does not agree.

He questioned the efforts of the fantatics to stifle scientific debate as follows: "In the APS it is ok to discuss whether the mass of the proton changes over time and how a multi-universe behaves, but the evidence of global warming is incontrovertible? The claim … is that the temperature has changed from ~288.0 to ~288.8 degree Kelvin in about 150 years, which (if true) means to me that the temperature has been amazingly stable, and both human health and happiness have definitely improved in this "warming" period," his email message said. Dr. Giaever is one of countless so-called "skeptics" with impeccable scientific credentials.
The problem the religious fanatics have with these scientists is the scientists think the idea of making policies that completely dismantle our existing energy infrastructure and the viability of our economy should be scrutinized.
Here is a very stubborn fact. The "theory" that global warming is taking place and is man-made is still subject to fierce scientific debate. And by the way, you don't have to be a scientist to realize this is a FACT. Anyone denying this fact is woefully uninformed. You can read the full story of the Nobel Prize winning scientist's resignation here: News New Mexico

We Aren't Scientists