Politicized Science and the IPPC By Bob Myer

Just in time for Thanksgiving, the IPCC has delivered another warning of impending doom.  This time, it has to do with the world's oceans' ability to absorb carbon dioxide.  While I am not qualified to get into the science of this, I think it is instructive to dissect how the message is being delivered to the masses.  For this, I'll use the Drudge-linked article from The Independent, a newspaper from the UK.

As might be expected with any article, the headline attempts to grab the reader's attention.  In this case the headline reads, "A world dying, but can we unite to save it?"  The "we" does not mean to imply that all the people of the UK should unite.  This is a global vision; the "we" is global.  The mission is messianic -- save the world -- which is all fine and good as long as the reader, or the believer, truly understands the intent of such an outlook.

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