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Re:Massive glacier collapse by run4yourlives on Monday February 04, 2013 @04:19PM (#5167212)
To be honest, what I find depressing is that you figure my neutral assessment of the overall state of climate science should somehow also include a rebuke of that minority in the way a religious person talks about how other religions are "misguided".

Scientific opinion should always - always be encouraged. This is part of what is supposed to separate science from religion. No major leap forward in our understanding has every been provided by the consensus.

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Re:Massive glacier collapse by snowwrestler on Monday February 04, 2013 @04:45PM (#5167364)
The top-level post asked specifically for books, and more generally for reliable scientific information. It did not ask for random people to share their own opinions on the subject.

> Scientific opinion should always - always be encouraged.

Scientific research should always be encouraged. Anyone can hold an opinion.

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Re:Massive glacier collapse by run4yourlives on Monday February 04, 2013 @06:22PM (#5167949)
And such books don't exist, specifically for the reasons I mentioned. That's the reason I said it.

Seems to me the only people getting upset about my comment are people that want the matter closed. That's bad science. This isn't a fox news program where loonies are "valid opinions".

A "Scientific Opinion" is an opinion based on research.

You are suggesting that research that leads to alternate conclusions should be stifled, which is precisely the problem with your line of thinking.

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