MichaelVassar comments on You're Entitled to Arguments, But Not (That Particular) Proof - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MichaelVassar 15 February 2010 10:12:36PM 11 points [-]

This seems like a reasonable summary of the scientific consensus and I'm generally pretty willing to accept the factual elements of the scientific consensus. The judgment elements of the scientific consensus, such as "we should all be dedicated to cutting CO2 emissions" seem very much less reliable. It's noteworthy that people who accept the facts but not the judgments, like Dyson, are often called deniers.