See bolded above. Answers itself.
Next. Paragraph with key words Narcissist, history, marxist conspiracy, meta-critique, "deep ties to oil and gas." Sounds like a bullshit paradigm.
I notice you delicately tiptoe around any and all hard science. That's quite revealing.
[Lunatic rambling snipped to keep on subject.]
Now, let's have a moment of truthiness. What's your problem exactly with "Deep ties to oil and gas?"
Lets address this right here.
If you don't understand an argument that does not make it a strawman. Whose fault is it for not understanding? It could be either of us.
Let me try again.
Global warming skeptics/deniers claim that it is all a big money driven ploy because the scientists need jobs. Something like that. I simply ask for one example of history where this has been true. Where such an overwhelming ratio of actual scientists agree on something that is wrong, just because they need money/funding. Coming up with the piltdown man or what have you is fine, but you seem to not understand the difference in magnitude and why those examples are laughable. Eugenics?? ooook.
My problem with "deep ties to oil and gas" is that is shows an IMMEDIATE and DIRECT conflict of interest. Scientists have looked for the truth even when it isn't popular. That is what Western science is built upon. Yes, you will be able to find countless counter-examples but NEVER an example of a conspiracy anywhere near the magnitude of what we see with the consensus on global warming.
It also isn't even strictly about money. It is about wanting to not see themselves as the asshole thats fucking over the rest of the world. If one has a conscious and exists off an industry that fucks over the climate then they will always want to see themselves as not being a piece of shit. (Global warming isn't a reversible thing like a standard poison. THis will be changing the climate for the forseeable future. It is a problem of a different class.) So there are other huge biases going on.
It would be far more respectable if he was someone motivated by truth and not vested interests.
I'm not sure where you get I am ducking the hard science or whatever you said. (don't care to reread your nonsense too much). That is a common claim. I would like to read 1 source that has been written/reviewed and explains why the precepts of global warming are false. I'm far too smart to entertain the notion that I can do all the research myself. So yes I am ducking it to some extent.
One last thing - Don't get so angry you break your keyboard showing everyone you are an "independent thinker".
Global warming skeptics/deniers claim...
I don't think you even know what "global warming skeptics/deniers claim." Your ignorance is being revealed each time you type.
Global warming isn't a reversible thing like a standard poison. This will be changing the climate for the forseeable future. It is a problem of a different class.
My refutation of the 2006 estimates of co2 sensitivity refute your ridiculous alarmist beliefs.
I'm not sure where you get I am ducking the hard science ....I'm far too smart....yes I am ducking it ....
How about that. You want to state truths about the science but duck and dodge learning or reading or thinking about the science.
I would like to read 1 source that has been written/reviewed and explains why the precepts of global warming are false.
Nobody's stopping you except the illusions in your own head. Why not start with three Big Lies?
A. There was no Medieval Warm Period.
B. There was no Little Ice Age.
C. Climate over the last one or two thousand years, graphed, has a hockey stick shape.
And then there's that RADIOSITY, man. Oh YEAH. Do you light up green in the dark? The new greenie RADIOSITY?