Re: OT: interesting global warming quote found elsewhwere



Joerg wrote:

Kris Krieger wrote:
Joerg wrote
Kris Krieger wrote:

So what's the big deal?

Letters and the like in magazines by scientists are to be taken as
seriously as papers. After all, the scientist has put his/her name
right above or under it. AGW and anti-AGW argumentation includes many
other scientists, plus whole institutes.

My point was that I don't wknow that articels/letters are reviewed as
rigorously, or are supposed to live up to the same format standards, as
are actualy papers. My impression is no, but I'd have to ask my friend
who does R&D (and has published a number of papers over the past 20 or so
years, and also co-suthored several biotech patents).

It's a matter of ethics. In the same way I design my circuits for
clients with the same amount of diligence, regardless of whether this
will have to pass agency muster or not. If a scientist published letters
or what IEEE calls "rapid communications" it better be good or the
reputation will have a rather serious dent. And rightfully so.

What we have in this group are (mainly) a bunch of competent engineers.
Engineers HAVE to get things right or face the consequences. Insolvency,
negligence cases, total extinction of their company or career.

Now try putting that test to the AGW movement.

Graham

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