re: #664 SixDegrees

And Walter’s point - and mine - has been that the CRU and IPCC seem to be blissfully ignorant of any such activities, and continue to pursue loosely organized policies and allow unprofessional conduct that actively feeds them.

I do not agree. From what I see in the scientific community, nobody denies errors and problems. When they are discovered or pointed out, the response is ALWAYS to immediately address any genuine problems. Always.

But scientists are human beings too, and when they are constantly harassed by the deniers, and see their work being distorted and misrepresented, it’s not hard to understand why this could lead to some ill feelings.

There is a massive amount of distortion and dishonesty coming from the denial community, and I’ve documented quite a bit of it in these threads about climate change, but somehow they never seem to be held to the same standards of responsibility.

They get a pass, and even after being shown to be liars and exaggerators, the next time they start screaming about a phony scandal people fall right in line and repeat their accusations.