"Aliens cause global warming" - Michael Chrichton – Space/Science

"Aliens cause global warming" - Michael Chrichton

phil — 1/2/2004 10:43:51 PM (archived)

From his Caltech lecture

While I do not agree with his every point, he absolutely nails "agenda science", the mother church of Sci Am and the pernicious paradigm of "scientific concensus" (as if science were a democratic voting process) beautifully. Read the whole thing.

-p (predicts Lindy will see the title and freak out)

The whole thread (38 posts)

"Aliens cause global warming" - Michael Chrichton - phil - 1/2/2004 10:43:51 PM
- re: Rene Descartes - Raoul - 1/3/2004 10:41:43 AM
  - Interesting trivia - Gary - 1/3/2004 6:30:13 PM
    - re: Interesting trivia - Tom Brosz - 1/3/2004 6:51:41 PM
      - Lynn Margulis and Gaia - Gary - 1/3/2004 7:09:33 PM
        
        Sheesh, what a tease. Care to post your op-ed here? (n/t) - et - 1/3/2004 9:09:30 PM
        
        Too lazy -- been there, done that...... - Gary - 1/3/2004 10:25:55 PM
        
        re: Lynn Margulis and Gaia - Tom Brosz - 1/3/2004 7:13:53 PM
        
        Jupiter and Europa - Gary - 1/3/2004 7:35:19 PM
        
        re: Jupiter and Europa - Tom Brosz - 1/3/2004 8:15:16 PM
        
        It's Pretty Certain There Is No Intelligent European Life - Mark Eby - 1/3/2004 9:37:24 PM
        
        I agree with Tom. - et - 1/3/2004 9:06:00 PM
  - Chrichton may have answered some of your questions... - Larry J - 1/3/2004 5:37:31 PM
    - News media accuracy - Gary - 1/3/2004 6:10:24 PM
      - re: News media accuracy - Larry J - 1/3/2004 8:58:43 PM
        
        The old media is dead to me - phil - 1/3/2004 9:13:06 PM
        
        San Francisco Chronicle - Gary - 1/3/2004 10:52:14 PM
      - re: News media accuracy - Tom Brosz - 1/3/2004 6:46:58 PM
- Proves Getting An MD Requires More Memorization Than Logic. - Mark Eby - 1/3/2004 4:23:48 AM
  - re: Proves Getting An MD Requires More Memorization Than Logic. - phil - 1/3/2004 7:58:34 PM
    - The Drake Equation Has Little Value For Reason's Other Than MC's Comments - Mark Eby - 1/3/2004 8:23:25 PM
      - Yup. - SetI - 1/3/2004 8:52:02 PM
        
        David Grinspoon - Nick Hoffman - 1/3/2004 10:00:11 PM
  - At last, I have the opportunity to disagree with Mark - Gary - 1/3/2004 7:58:31 AM
    - Not Something I Relish - Mark Eby - 1/3/2004 10:59:24 PM
    - Just out of curiosity, and totally unrelated to the discussion... - Tom Brosz - 1/3/2004 6:26:45 PM
      - re: Just out of curiosity, and totally unrelated to the discussion... - Gary - 1/3/2004 6:47:32 PM
    - Correction, Phil provided the link to Chrichton's lecture (n/t) - Gary - 1/3/2004 8:02:16 AM
- re: "Aliens cause global warming" - Michael Chrichton - Mark Eby - 1/3/2004 4:10:28 AM
  - re: "Aliens cause global warming" - Michael Chrichton - phil - 1/3/2004 9:07:02 PM
    - re: "Aliens cause global warming" - Michael Chrichton - Mark Eby - 1/3/2004 10:30:08 PM
      - Saint Carl - phil - 1/4/2004 1:05:30 AM
  - re: global warming and CO2 - Tom Brosz - 1/3/2004 7:10:15 PM
    - A Clear Example Of An Agenda - Mark Eby - 1/3/2004 8:14:42 PM
      - re: Agendas and hurricanes - Tom Brosz - 1/3/2004 8:39:09 PM
        
        Further Explanation Obviously Needed - Mark Eby - 1/3/2004 10:08:41 PM
        
        Thanks for the clarification - Tom Brosz - 1/3/2004 11:23:56 PM
        
        You Don't Get Off That Easy - Mark Eby - 1/4/2004 5:18:01 AM

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