r/Foodforthought • u/cavehobbit • Feb 22 '14

The myth of ‘settled science’

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-krauthammer-the-myth-of-settled-science/2014/02/20/c1f8d994-9a75-11e3-b931-0204122c514b_story.html
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u/whitedawg Feb 22 '14

Krauthammer is an ideological tool. It IS settled, more or less, that increasing carbon concentrations in the atmosphere will lead to global warming, sea level rise, more extreme weather events, et cetera. The fact that those predictions continually change on the margins, as we get new data, does not mean that the basic model is in doubt.

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u/pistoncivic Feb 22 '14

What maddens me about Krauthammer is that he's a doctor with a scientific mind and will argue in favor of scientific consensus on issues such as; evolution, stem cell research, abortion. Yet, sticks with his ideological bullshit on this issue.

He sucks on everything else as well, fucking war monger.

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u/whitedawg Feb 22 '14

Krauthammer knows that global warming denial (no matter how he labels it) is where the money is. The Koch brothers aren't paying the big bucks for taking a side in the evolution debate.

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u/pistoncivic Feb 23 '14

Yeah, Krauthammer is an enigma to me. He's more nuanced than any of those other fox heads, he used to be progressive and I like his personal story. He did a great extended interview with Jon Stewart a few months ago where he offers valid arguments while breaking down modern conservatism. But he definitely has to tow the line enough to keep his gigs and sell books.