[Vision2020] Institute for Public Accuracy: "Media Miss theForest for the Burning Trees"

[Paul Rumelhart]

It's got to be more than you've learned, because you refuse to look at 
them.  They are deemed heretical, and could cause serious mental anguish 
to you and your loved ones if you did try to understand them, so you do 
The Right Thing and completely ignore them.

Bravo.

Paul

On 07/09/2012 08:28 PM, Joe Campbell wrote:
> Gary,
>
> Tell me one thing about the global warming debate that you've learned 
> from Paul's posts, since you're such a fan. Just one. Try to be clear 
> and give just one example of a claim or argument made by a climate 
> scientist that Paul showed was incorrect or fallacious. I don't claim 
> to understand any of his posts to be perfectly honest. But since 
> you're such a big fan and defender of his clearly you must have just 
> one example that you could explain to the rest of us of how Paul has 
> helped to further the debate on global warming. Just one.
>
> Best, Joe
>
> On Jul 9, 2012, at 7:41 PM, "Gary Crabtree" <jampot at roadrunner.com 
> <mailto:jampot at roadrunner.com>> wrote:
>
>> Somebody please correct me if I'm misremembering the AGW dialog that 
>> has been running at a steady pace for the last few months. (If not years)
>> Mr. Rumelhart has conceded that the earth does in fact appear to be 
>> growing warmer.
>> He has allowed as how human activity likely does have some impact on 
>> said warming.
>> He has stated that he thinks it might well be a good idea to reduce 
>> carbon emissions in a sensible manner.
>> But, he's not quite ready to commit body and soul to the Church of 
>> The Sky Is Falling as he seems to have detected a few inconsistencies 
>> and has a few questions.
>> In other words the rat bastard is thinking for himself and Lord knows 
>> we can't have any of that! Let's continue to belittle him as a dolt 
>> and a liar because
>> what else could he be if he refuses to get on board with the 
>> prevailing group think of the moment?
>> "Progressive liberals" are funny.
>> g
>>
>> *From:* Moscow Cares <mailto:moscowcares at moscow.com>
>> *Sent:* Monday, July 09, 2012 1:52 PM
>> *To:* Paul Rumelhart <mailto:godshatter at yahoo.com>
>> *Cc:* vision2020 at moscow.com <mailto:vision2020 at moscow.com>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Vision2020] Institute for Public Accuracy: "Media 
>> Miss theForest for the Burning Trees"
>>
>> Paul Rumelhart stated:
>>
>> "Why do I even care what you [Donovan Arnold] think?  That's really 
>> the question.  The answer is:  I don't."
>>
>> Yet, Mr. Rumelhart . . .
>>
>> You spend three paragraphs stating that you don't care.  If I were a 
>> psychiatrist, I'd suspect that you are struggling with issues . . . 
>> deep, deep issues.
>>
>> On the bright side, though, I am impressed that you managed to put 
>> three sentences together without using profanity.
>>
>> Now, about those issues . . .
>>
>> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>>
>> Tom Hansen
>> Moscow, Idaho
>>
>> "If not us, who?
>> If not now, when?"
>>
>> - Unknown
>>
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