One of the reasons that RealClimate is discounted by some as a source of serious scientific comment is because of your continual allowance of unproductive ad hominem abuse.We learn further down (comment 119) that what he was objecting to in the earlier comment (which RC later edited so we now can't see it) was the word "denialist". The bulk of comments to the thread are extremely moderate in tone, while making it clear that many challenge Dr Carter's views.
At Online Opinion earlier this year, in an article with the surly title "The IPCC: on the run at last", Bob wrote:
Given the occurrence also of record low winter temperatures and massive snowfalls across both hemispheres this year, IPCC members have now entered panic mode, the whites of their eyes being clearly visible as they seek to defend their now unsustainable hypothesis of dangerous, human-caused global warming.He also uses the word "alarmists" many times, and says of the use of climate models:
Well, obviously, turn to virtual reality rather than real reality: PlayStation 4 here we come.Yes, way to conduct a debate without ad hominem, Dr Carter.
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