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Re:The scientists hired by big oil who predicted the climate... by gumby on Friday July 02, 2021 @11:53AM (#27713112)
> I would say, everyone should listen to the environmental scientists.

I am fascinated by the people who claim, “well those scientists are just saying that for the money”. They plainly have no idea what the financial life of a research scientist is like.

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Re:The scientists hired by big oil who predicted the climate... by bayesianbot on Friday July 02, 2021 @12:13PM (#27713404)
Or how they can't see how much oil companies would be willing to spend if they could prove them wrong.

Or how the basic problem is so simple physics, you'd have to bribe either a significant percentage of the population or actual laws physics to succeed in this conspiracy.

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