Alarmists vs Farmers
Who understands the climate better?
No doubt those in government think the farmers are simpletons who don’t know what they are talking about.
A farmer purchases an old, run-down, abandoned farm with plans to turn it into a thriving enterprise. The fields are grown over with weeds, the farmhouse is falling apart, and the fences are collapsing all around. During his first day of work, the town preacher stops by to bless the man's work, saying, "May you and God work together to make this the farm of your dreams!"
A few months later, the preacher stops by again to call on the farmer. Lo and behold, it's like a completely different place -- the farmhouse is completely rebuilt and in excellent condition, there is plenty of cattle and other livestock happily munching on feed in well-fenced pens, and the fields are filled with crops planted in neat rows. "Amazing!" the preacher says. "Look what God and you have accomplished together!"
"Yes, reverend," says the farmer, "but remember what the farm was like when God was working it alone!"
Government has a bad habit of collecting know it alls loaded with Phds. They are paid by government and have an incentive to produce and support fearful findings which will drive funding their way. Fearful Findings For Funding should be the name of their lobby group.
But governments forget what farmers have learned. Phds do not come with a direct line to the truth and they stopped handing them out with a guarantee of infallibility.
The comments in the above blog post are worth a read.
The SOP of any National Academy of Science: Fearful Findings For Funding
No research grants flow to those who report all is well. The incentives to find fault, especially POGO fault, pervert the pursuit of truth.
Unlike government funded scientists farmers cannot ignore reality and still make a living.
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