Recently, Gig601XLBuilder posted:

Neil Gould wrote:
Recently, Matt Whiting posted:

And a dismayingly small percentage of the current population of
those who claim to be scientists. This will become very apparent
within a few decades when all of the global warming, er, global
climate change "scientists" are proven wrong. That will be the
biggest setback to science in our lifetimes.

Do you understand that, historically speaking, many scientific
hypotheses are proven wrong and that doing so is consistent with the
scientific method?



The difference being is that I can't think of one of those that was
latter found to be wrong that if acted upon at the time and as the its
proponents are suggesting would have had the effect of destroying the
economy.

The danger isn't in the "destruction" of the economy, as it is within the
control of human beings and has historically always survived in one form
or another. However, if it turns out that the hypothesis regarding the
human contribution to global climate change is *right*, then the economy
is completely irrelevant. So... what do you see as the rational course of
action?

Neil