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This Got Me Thinking(Not trying to start an Argument)

posted 8 years ago by mechajutaro
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:So anyone who has no inclination to stay on topic and discus the facts, rather than degenerating into a Bush Vs Obama bull session the likes of which has dominated so many other threads on this board, try not to reply.:

After reading the following article, I'm curious:

https://nofrakkingconsensus.com/2013/12/18/doubt-is-not-a-sin/

Has anyone examined each claim made in the book and explored whether or not there's damning empirical evidence to support said contentions?

[–] Satan2016 8 years ago

Merchant of Doubt? There are 42 critical reviews at Amazon, mostly that it's conspiracy theories, hatred of capitalism & Big Carbon, no fact checking.
http://www.amazon.com/Merchants-Doubt-Handful-Scientists-Obscured/product-reviews/1608193942/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewopt_sr?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=recent&filterByStar=critical&pageNumber=1

There are debunking of the book and movie at Reason.com, along with skeptic sites like WUWT.

[–] mechajutaro 8 years ago

There are debunking of the book and movie at Reason.com

Obliged for the reply LordO. Do provided a link to the debunking you've referred to, as I've searched around and found nothing of the sort on Reason's site. Closest I could find thus far is an article which questions some of Oreseke's claims regarding sea levels elsewhere. Nothing mentioning Merchants of Doubt

[–] Satan2016 8 years ago

Sorry, was confused. Professor Curry sums up reviews of the book and movie: https://judithcurry.com/2015/03/15/bankruptcy-of-the-merchants-of-doubt-meme/