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Deniers Repent! Experts Can See The Future | Real Science

Ignorant lay people are simply not qualified to question the wisdom of the experts.

“Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible.”
Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.

Grist Demonstrates The Origins Of Stupidity And Witchcraft | Real Science

The US is experiencing the longest period without a major hurricane strike since the Civil War. This year’s wildfire count is the lowest on record. And Arctic ice is at a 12 year high.
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Belief in witchcraft comes from world class stupid people like the ones who write for Grist. They view perfectly ordinary events and imagine that they are seeing dark magic.

Coldest Spring In England Since 1891 | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT

According to the Central England Temperature Series, England has just experienced its coldest Spring since 1891. The average mean temperature of 6.87C ranks the 31st coldest on records starting in 1659, and is 2 degrees lower than the 1981-2010 average of 8.9C.

Twitter / Chris_C_Horner: WaPo today gives up Bush/Kyoto ...

WaPo today gives up Bush/Kyoto ghost-- "never ratified by the Senate"--after years of bizarre"Bush refused to ratify" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/08/AR2007060802280.html …