[WikiEN-l] Surveys have been taken (was: William Connolley no longer neutral contributor)

Tue Nov 25 14:21:30 UTC 2003

> >Now if someone did a survey, and 95% of scientists agreed on a point,

> >we could arguably call that a "consensus" (as we have done on 
> >evolution: 95% of all scientists (not just biologist) surveyed
support 
> >Darwin's theory, and well over 99% of biologists.
> 
> Another sneaky tactic; it's unlikely anyone will survey
> scientists about global warning, so you can safely say 
> "we have to be open-minded until then".

Stan, this is simply incorrect. There have been at least 2 different GW
surveys, and one of them was added to the Wikipedia by someone other
than me:

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_opinion_on_climate_change

The survey shows an even split among scientists on whether the GW theory
is true. This is far from the "consensus" that some GW theory proponents
claim exists.

The fact that a survey contradicts the political views of the Clinton
administration and of the UN climate panel, should be in the Wikipedia.

...unless, of course, someone genuinely feels that a mean score of 4.8
on a scale from 1 (agree) and 7 (disagree) represents a "consensus" of
agreement!

Uncle Ed