C'mon Rafe, I was just beginning to take you serioiusly. Really.
But citing with approval, in an post on public intellectuals, the likes of Malcolm Roberts, Craig Kelly, Matt Canavan, Alex Antic, Gerard Rennick and Ralph Babet (!), is a bit self defeating. If we're relying on their combined intellectual horsepower even reaching room temperature we're in deep trouble.
In any argument as politicised as this one, looking to a politician for an opinion that is free from bias is a complete waste of time. Same is true for journalists with at least discernable bias in politics.
Good to hear from you Matt, albeit in critical mode, let me cite my book on climate and energy:)
But before that, this is a very striking case of synchronicity because half an hour ago I read that Helen Trinka has written a biography of Beatrice Faust who was a close associate of your mother years ago. If Anne is still alive please give her my love. Both your parents were a huge influence in my life and it's a great shame that I took off to study sociology and did not complete the course in Adelaide.
But I discovered Karl Popper and that was a lasting influence:)
You make an excellent case, Rafe. The problem is that the people who need to read articles and books like yours don't read them. I call it the "preaching to the choir" syndrome. The so-called mainstream media is still far too influential in my view and still pushes the ridiculous narrative that CO2 is a pollutant and it's level in the atmosphere is the main driver of global temperature. After all, 97% of "climate scientists" say so!
C'mon Rafe, I was just beginning to take you serioiusly. Really.
But citing with approval, in an post on public intellectuals, the likes of Malcolm Roberts, Craig Kelly, Matt Canavan, Alex Antic, Gerard Rennick and Ralph Babet (!), is a bit self defeating. If we're relying on their combined intellectual horsepower even reaching room temperature we're in deep trouble.
In any argument as politicised as this one, looking to a politician for an opinion that is free from bias is a complete waste of time. Same is true for journalists with at least discernable bias in politics.
Stick to data, with citations.
Good to hear from you Matt, albeit in critical mode, let me cite my book on climate and energy:)
But before that, this is a very striking case of synchronicity because half an hour ago I read that Helen Trinka has written a biography of Beatrice Faust who was a close associate of your mother years ago. If Anne is still alive please give her my love. Both your parents were a huge influence in my life and it's a great shame that I took off to study sociology and did not complete the course in Adelaide.
But I discovered Karl Popper and that was a lasting influence:)
https://www.amazon.com.au/s?k=Rafe+Champion&i=stripbooks&crid=GZ66NWUYZ193&sprefix=rafe+champion%2Cstripbooks%2C262&ref=nb_sb_noss
You make an excellent case, Rafe. The problem is that the people who need to read articles and books like yours don't read them. I call it the "preaching to the choir" syndrome. The so-called mainstream media is still far too influential in my view and still pushes the ridiculous narrative that CO2 is a pollutant and it's level in the atmosphere is the main driver of global temperature. After all, 97% of "climate scientists" say so!