Penny Sackett Doomsday Warning

Only three days left to save The Earth - Penny Sackett

Countdown to Disaster - Exhibit #11 in the Drama Queen Files - Penny Sackett

We’ve got 5 years to save world says Australia’s chief scientist Professor Penny Sackett.

Laurent Fabius recently declared that “we have 500 days to avoid climate chaos.” - Paris 2015

Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne. In 2009, he announced that we had “100 months to save the world.” - mid 2018

Ed Davey intimates that there is only 1 year left to save the planet.

Is this called settled science?

Are any of them willing to put their money where their mouth is?

I’ll wager with all of them. One million dollars on the line. :) Wish I had a million bucks.

How foolish will Penny feel when 2014 passes as have most others: with a Happy New Year, new resolutions and a hangover?

Where will she be on January, 1, 2015. It is silly for scientists to pretend to know the future. Phds are no longer issued with a direct line to the truth or a guarantee of infallibility. She should know that. When it arrives, the future has a way of making the psychics look silly. When scientists peer into their crystal ball they risk both personal embarrassment and harm to their profession. Their credibility and that of science takes a huge hit in the public eye. Media prompts for soundbites elicit alarm. It seems to be an unwritten rule of mutual advancement. Alarm generates funding for the scientist who studies it and prestigious headlines for the journalist.

And then there is Wang Chao-hung. Perhaps his penalty should be applied to the likes of Penny Sackett and her ilk.

Sub-prime science leads to worthless statements about the future.