Gary Varga (5/28/2015)
Wow. This thread has reduced to playground antics.At the risk of continuing it, here are my opinions:
- Too many people are using non-scientific arguments in the climate change debate.
- Someone using an invalid argument doesn't invalidate their assertion, just their reasoning i.e. the claim that we are not causing global warming is not invalidated by someone claiming that it is due to religious reasons. It is equally invalid to claim the counter is more valid by the opposition's use of an invalid argument i.e. someone using religion as an argument does not change the facts.
- Facts have a half life. Science is continually adjusting to changing understanding.
- Trolling is just poor form. Stop it.
BTW My opinion are that we ARE polluting the world for ourselves and we MAY be altering the climate and probably are. I also think that the existence or not of a deity is not affecting the climate.
Thanks! I'm sure everyone has an opinion on various science issues, but I really respect Gail's database knowledge and it seemed clear to me that she published this article to advance the scientific method approach to databases, not to hash out those other debates. It's out of respect for her effort that this thread should stay on that topic, in my opinion.
- webrunner
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A SQL query walks into a bar and sees two tables. He walks up to them and asks, "Can I join you?"
Ref.: http://tkyte.blogspot.com/2009/02/sql-joke.html