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I am still waiting for you to describe some new technology that would make it necessary, or even possible to accurately alter temperature data taken a decade, or half a century, or more ago. To the best of my knowledge, science has had accurate thermometers since the early 1800's. Again, what sort of technology could possibly detect eroneous temperature readings taken from say....the 1930's? In the case of early temperature data we are talking about a human being going outside and looking at a thermometer and writing down the observed temperature. Describe an algorithm that could determine whether or not that individual accurately recorded the temperature he saw on the thermometer or whether or not the thermometer was accurate. In the case of later temperature data, we know that more than half the collection stations are poor and most inject a warm bias of more than 1 degree into the data set so there is nothing like usefull information there either. You are relying on output from computer programs based on flawed data. I understood perfectly and described the difference between you and myself. You adhere to post modern science where computer output trumps actual observation. At some point, that sort of mindless thinking is going to be placed up on the dusty shelves with "new math" or outcome based education. Observation is the very essence of actual science and those who accept the output of computer models when that output is in conflict with direct observation are doomed to be disappointed.
I am still waiting for you to describe some new technology that would make it necessary, or even possible to accurately alter temperature data taken a decade, or half a century, or more ago.
To the best of my knowledge, science has had accurate thermometers since the early 1800's. Again, what sort of technology could possibly detect eroneous temperature readings taken from say....the 1930's?
In the case of early temperature data we are talking about a human being going outside and looking at a thermometer and writing down the observed temperature. Describe an algorithm that could determine whether or not that individual accurately recorded the temperature he saw on the thermometer or whether or not the thermometer was accurate. In the case of later temperature data, we know that more than half the collection stations are poor and most inject a warm bias of more than 1 degree into the data set so there is nothing like usefull information there either. You are relying on output from computer programs based on flawed data.
I understood perfectly and described the difference between you and myself. You adhere to post modern science where computer output trumps actual observation. At some point, that sort of mindless thinking is going to be placed up on the dusty shelves with "new math" or outcome based education. Observation is the very essence of actual science and those who accept the output of computer models when that output is in conflict with direct observation are doomed to be disappointed.
