Here we go again: Is climate science disinformation a crime against humanity?
Although there is an important role for scepticism in science, for almost 30 years some corporations have supported a disinformation campaign about climate change science.
It may be reasonable to be somewhat sceptical about climate change models, these untruths are not based upon reasonable scepticism but outright falsification and distortions of climate change science.
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Disinformation about the state of climate change science is extraordinarily – if not criminally – irresponsible, because the consensus scientific view is based upon strong evidence that climate change:
Got that? Not believing in consensus is criminal. Wait a second, consensus is not actually science.
As a sidebar, it is interesting to note that the mid-90’s to mid-2000’s use of the word “disinformation” has started to crop up again. Anyhow
This might be understood as a new type of crime against humanity. Scepticism in science is not bad, but sceptics must play by the rules of science including publishing their conclusions in peer-reviewed scientific journals and not make claims that are not substantiated by the peer-reviewed literature. The need for responsible scepticism is particularly urgent if misinformation from sceptics could lead to great harm.
Those who worship on the alter of the Cult of AGW should themselves actually follow that pesky scientific model, rather than claim every damned thing is caused by AGW. Not too mention all the issues in the IPCC reports, such as lies, falsehoods, conclusions that are not substantiated by the studies, using bureaucrats and grad students as lead authors, hiding data, etc and so on.
We not have a word for this type of crime yet, but the international community should find a way of classifying extraordinarily irresponsible scientific claims that could lead to mass suffering as some type of crime against humanity.
It used to be that “the science was settled.” Ten plus years later, they are still trying to prop up their failed religion by calling for a criminal system against the infidel.
