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Comment author: jbay 09 July 2014 06:46:11AM *  2 points [-]

I am intrinsically contrarian.

Is this a reason, or a bias?

Climate scientists have never made a public falsifiable prediction.

How would you update your beliefs if you learned that this statement is false?

Oil is cleaner than coal, so if C02 emissions are restricted, the oil industry will probably benefit.

Would you therefore like to offer me the odds on a prediction that, if we investigated the funding sources of various pro- and anti- AGW campaigns and think tanks, we would find that oil companies are predominantly sponsoring pro-AGW think tanks and stronger emissions legislation?

Comment author: ChristianKl 09 July 2014 08:31:27AM 0 points [-]

Is this a reason, or a bias?

A prior ;)

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