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The scientific method is a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. To be termed scientific, a method of inquiry is commonly based on empirical or measurable evidence subject to specific principles of reasoning. ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method

When you decide on a hypothesis, you need to test that hypothesis and that becomes a theory. When the theory is proven, without a reason of a doubt, that becomes a fact. If at any point, the hypothesis fails in testing, then a scientist should re-examine the hypothesis and change it in order to improve the hypothesis for more testing. The scientist should not, under any circumstances, change the inputs in order to make the outputs fit the hypothesis.

In the argument about man-made global warming (revised as "climate change" when the warming "paused"), there has been many cases of data manipulation.

However, beyond the changing of temperature readings, those who have been pushing against the man-made global warming belief, point to the climate prediction models themselves. One of these many scientists going against "the consensus" is Dr. Roy Spencer. Who wrote an article 95% of Climate Models Agree: The Observations Must be Wrong

The joke in the title is that while everyone talks about the false "97% of Scientists" claim, the models provided to not match up with the observed data. If the models can't predict correctly what is going to happen, then the models are wrong and possibly the hypothesis is also wrong. Just recently, a few of the scientist making the models said that they overestimated man's effect on climate change by 50%, giving us an extra 20 years or so before the climate kills us.

Since the vast majority of people aren't scientists or even hobby scientists, we try to rely on the expert/professional scientists to guide us. But, even as a non-scientists, one should be skeptical of scientific results. Being skeptical of things is the basis of science in the first place. However, there are those that can't even allow for the possibility that what they are told might not be correct.

Here is a Twitter discussion I had, where in no way would the denier of science be convinced that any other scientist, no matter the qualifications, could have another view that is correct.

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It stands to the everlasting credit of science that by acting on the human mind it has overcome man's insecurity before himself and before nature.

- Albert Einstein

@deanlogic Well done for sticking at it! Followed.

"95% of Climate Models Agree: The Observations Must be Wrong" - Hilarious. The data does not support the iteratively produced model outputs... "must be that reality is wrong". Love it when the world doesn't act/react in the way they want, they just say the world itself is wrong.

Nice twitter battle by the way, good point about needing further and further qualifications. They will never be satisfied.

They gave up after the last Tweet. Haven't heard anything else.

I feel that 97% of the people arguing on the side of man-made global warming haven't even looked at any conflicting information.

I think you are right. They keep saying "Scientific Consensus" which to me translates to popular thought. Doesn't matter what is right or what the data shows, just whatever the democracy has voted is correct science. Even though it's not outright 95% scientific consensus.

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I can't believe I couldn't get any nibbles on this article. Most of the comments are spammers. sigh

I'll have my machine get with your machine....most of the votes and an increasing number of the comments are made by bots..

The signal to noise ratio on Steemit is getting worse.

It's definitely getting harder to look through the New feed to find quality articles.

what do you mean 'new' feed?

The NEW feed. The ones most recently created, regardless of topic.
https://steemit.com/created

As opposed to MY feed of people I follow.

oh yeah..that.
I scan it every day...many times...sifting.
it's a mountain of gravel and I'm looking for a few flakes of gold.
Every now and then a blind squirrel finds a nut..
I need better filters..
I try to keep my garden walled...

I see you had a good discussion on Twitter. Unfortunately for many people, it is easier to use the general consensus. Although there are arguments to doubt, it is much easier to repeat like a parrot than to search for oneself. Of course the media exponentially increase a trend and all like sheep follow that trend with eyes closed.

I think that at a minimum, everyone should understand the basic idea behind the Scientific Method. That would be helpful when they decide to question something.

Of course.
That's the first thing. Then knowledge, knowledge, knowledge. Followed by critical thinking. And after that, the positioning should be on one side or the other. The problem in most cases is going from having no idea of ​​a topic directly to the positioning without going through the previous steps.