tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3728725441575309638.post4582455992625493907..comments2023-10-30T08:13:43.200-07:00Comments on Questioning Answers In Genesis: Creationism, Climate Change, and the NCSEChemostrat1646http://www.blogger.com/profile/01067579479402100587noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3728725441575309638.post-53966952683424028192012-02-02T19:27:58.459-08:002012-02-02T19:27:58.459-08:00I think the guy who headed up the RATE team from I...I think the guy who headed up the RATE team from ICR has a degree in Atmospheric science. So he might have something to say on it. Though I seem to recall that during a Q and A with Lisle, Hugh Ross, and Fuz Rana, he seemed generally open on AGW and conceded that while he felt climate was too complex to model adequately to make any dogmatic assertions, and he obviously would dispute the parts of the model with Old Earth "assumptions", he thought it probably that human activity could significantly impact global climate. In any case he didnt come across as entirely antagonistic toward the theory of AGW, but that was back in 05 I think and I dont know what ICR hs to say about it officially.The Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04948538406493558187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3728725441575309638.post-80454525088857941032012-01-22T13:50:40.479-08:002012-01-22T13:50:40.479-08:00Wonderfully said, thanks for your input. And I bel...Wonderfully said, thanks for your input. And I believe you're right. In America, there is a shift in credence toward educated skeptics, as though it's an advantage not to have any expertise in the field of which you are critical. I suspect this 'odd phenomenon' is not limited to our country, but the fact that presidential candidates are comfortable expressing the sentiment is proof enough that our culture is now accustomed to it.Chemostrat1646https://www.blogger.com/profile/01067579479402100587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3728725441575309638.post-1680125819954520812012-01-22T09:32:28.945-08:002012-01-22T09:32:28.945-08:00One thing I've noticed about YEC ministries an...One thing I've noticed about YEC ministries and their writings is that although they make much of the PhD qualified people on their staff, very few of these folk write from within their area of expertise; medical doctors write about climate change, civil engineers write about evolutionary genetics.<br />And, viewed from my side of the Pond, it seems that an American audience prefers it that way.<br />Some of the Republican candidates for the Presidency are speaking against 'elitism' and 'intellectualism'. It's almost as if some Americans would believe a scientist only if they were not claiming expert knowledge.<br />I know there are exceptions but it does seem an odd phenomenon.Michael J Corryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780267551120349263noreply@blogger.com