By Die kalte Sonne
(Translated by P. Gosselin)
The climate issue now dominates almost all areas of life. This makes it all the more important that the arguments of the critics of the climate alarm are finally heard seriously.
Unfortunately, this is not the case.
On the contrary, those who do not support the alarmist line will be publicly scolded, possibly obstructing their career and future. An almost perfectly controlled opinion system has been established.
Has something like this existed before? Have there been cases where good arguments were ignored for far too long, where critics had to fear reprisals, to the point where they were finally proved right and public opinion suddenly turned?
Yes, there have been such cases.
It seems to be a basic psychological pattern in human society to regard one side as the only valid truth in controversial debates and to present competing opinions as to the misguided misconceptions of some madmen.
The following examples illustrate this:
1. The case of Claas Relotius
I’m sure you know the case. A Spiegel editor (Claas Relotius), who was highly respected at the time and showered with prizes, had incorporated years of invented facts into his reports.
When another reporter (Juan Moreno) found out about his colleague, his superiors did not believe him at first, although he provided good evidence. This went so far that he was threatened with the termination of his contract.
Moreno fought for his professional survival and was able to convict Relotius in the end. You can read in Moreno’s exciting book “Thousand Lines of Lies: The Relotius System and German Journalism.”
2. Doping in cycling
For many years, professional doping was used in cycling, and it is probably still the case today. Whoever wanted to make the manipulations public was done in the cycling scene.
The best example was the multiple Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, who defended himself against all accusations legally and otherwise with great effort. In the end, everything was discovered.
In January 2013 Armstrong confessed his doping past in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. Read the book “The Cycling Mafia and its dirty business” by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle. [English version here: The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France]
3. The rejection of continental drift
Today we know that the continents are moving. When Alfred Wegener proposed this at the beginning of the 20th century, he was laughed at and ridiculed. Long after his death, it turned out that he was right.
We had reported about it here in the blog (“Plate tectonics is catching on: Lessons for the Climate Debate” and “Continental Shift and Climate Change: The Miraculous Repetition of the History of Science“).
A comprehensive treatise on the subject was published by Naomi Oreskes in her book, “The Rejection of Continental Drift: Theory and Method in American Earth Science.”
4. Alzheimer’s cabal
Another example of rampant dogmatism in science to add here is: “The maddening saga of how an Alzheimer’s ‘cabal’ thwarted progress toward a cure for decades” by Sharon Begley. [Ironically, Begley is a climate alarmist who thinks the science is settled, no dissent allowed. –CCD Ed.]
Her report exposes how a “cabal” of “influential researchers have long believed so dogmatically in one theory of Alzheimer’s that they systematically thwarted alternative approaches.”
Had it not been for this dogmatism, “we would be 10 or 15 years ahead of where we are now,” said Dr. Daniel Alkon, a longtime NIH neuroscientist who started a company to develop an Alzheimer’s treatment.
Read more at No Tricks Zone
Die Kalte Sonne,
The portion of your post / article that discusses Continental Drift also termed Plate Tectonics, has been my research focus during the last 40 years. During this time I have integrated many geological, oceanic, terrestrial and atmosperic research articles and data (crediting all these studies, persons and instituons as best I can) into my own geological observations, hypotheses and experince (B.S. in Geology Northern illinois Universty 1976, M.S. in Geology Idaho State University 1976 and 42 years as a Professional Geologist to refine a theory. The Plate Climatology Theory, see wesite listed above. The theory docuemnts, comments and confitrms the very strong influence that Geological Forces have on Earth’s climate and Climate related events. Such as how geological forces act to; melt the Antarctic Ice sheet, Melt Arctic Sea Ice, Warm and Chemically Charge oceans, generate and maintain El Nino’s, generate and maintain La Nino’s and control earth’s Ice Ages.
The theory also delves into many other ways geological forces influence marine and land animal migartions apterns,genrate plankton blooms, etc. . I am fully aware that this seemscan you spare one hour of your time,
I would suggest that you listen and view the Theories one hour theory review in the Oveeview portion of the website
Regards,
James Edward Kamis
Plate Tectonics influence on climate has one big problem. It undermines the only politically correct position that carbon dioxide controls the climate exclusively. Only with the CO2 theory can new taxes, expanded government control, and subsidies for renewable energy be justified. One author wrote that climate change was socialism’s best chance for success. Personally, even though I believe that solar forcing is very significant in determining the climate, I also believe that Plate Tectonics has a lot of influence.
It was satirised by George Orwell in “1984” and “Animal Farm” and was much explored by Jung in his studies of collective psychology. Orwell coined the term “groupthink”. Marxism of course was/is an example, and organised religions. A collectively approved “truth” is established, upheld, financed, approved. and anybody who challenges it is a “heretic” (Greek: choice), outsider, denier.Eventually the challenge breaks through and the approved doctrine begins to fall apart. Difference today is the world media and web, which inteslf becomes contaminated by groupthink, trapping the many who do not get access to challenges. BBC is a typical example: it has effectively banned any such challenge to AGW theory.
Australia is burning up and its all because they allow a bunch of Granola Bar Muncher’s to dictate o how they run their nation