Michael Crichton Speech #2

See full speech at http://www.enwhiten.com/?p=1240

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• climate
• warming
• crichton
• environment
• environmental
• greens

[cluelessxpanda]

Earlier this year Michael Crowley of The New Republic wrote an article critical of Crichton and his views on global warming.

His novel "Next," published later, includes a minor character named Mick Crowley, who is a reporter and a child molester.

What a lovely person.

Later

[raderator]

Like the global warming fanatics aren't vicious

[Gwynne66]

What research did he ignore? I think the problem was that he asked questions that AGW alarmists didn't want asked. Like why should the people who run climate simulations should be allowed to self-validate the results.

[GorterPoss]

@cluelessxpanda I'm sure it was just a literary device.

[superemomax]

great series, where are parts 1 and 5?

[eddied111]

RIP MC. I must say that story about the guy in belview in NY, and the medics reciting their Barmitzvah pieces is one of the funniest stories Ive ever heard.

[blatspanner]

why is no-one insulting this polymath7 geezer? everyone seems to want to 'take him on' in the intellectual arena. this seems unwise. just stick the boot in! i'll start; prick!

[polymath7]

B-II.

If I state something as a fact, be assured that it is a fact. You disagree?

Cite an example to the contrary.

If anywhere I seem to be stating a more generalized conclusion as a simple fact, you have simply misread me. Again, provide an example to the contrary, if you are able.

[polymath7]

B-I.

I have read several of your own comments brav0wing, and I must say a quarrel with me is quite beyond your abilities.

An actual pattern, in my commentary, is that (as 'smart men' often do) I tend to employ lucid English prose and robust logic -directly supported by empirical evidence when possible and posited in the appropriately speculative tone when not- to effortlessly trounce anyone so foolhardy as to challenge me.

Biased and unproven?

Would you care to back this up with an example?

[brav0wing]

I have followed your comments on many issues, and i have to say that there is a pattern in your logic: you use fancy words to give yourself the importance of a smart man where almost everything you say is biased and unproven. The issues regarding the GW is still debatable. To present what you say as the absolute truth is unscientific without proof, because everything you say, just like Crichton is debatable. There is always someone that will prove you wrong!

[mrmadcoil]

It's a request. Just trying to figure out where you're coming from, because most of your comments don't seem to have anything to do with his talk, as in I haven't heard him make any such points during these videos.

Maybe in your long version you could reference the times in the video he makes them?