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Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov... by bhouston on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @02:22PM (#36866993)
If you are a real oceanographer, why are you anonymous and using a throw away?

You want to both use your credentials to be taken seriously in your posts, but also you want to avoid too much scrutiny of who you are.

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Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov... by GeoAtreides on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @03:47PM (#36868308)
I also commented something similar, before seeing your comment.

Not sure why people are eager to believe literally some guy on the internet. Maybe the people are afraid to believe the other guys, you know, the ones published in Nature.

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Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov... by mistermann on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @04:05PM (#36868539)
> You want to both use your credentials to be taken seriously in your posts, but also you want to avoid too much scrutiny of who you are.

Apply some philosophy on top of your "science" and you may learn something new and potentially interesting about your claim.

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