Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Thought of the Day
So if I had been in Briffa’s shoes and found that the actual temperature record for the 20th century contradicted what my proxy data seemed to be showing, I would have concluded that the proxy was invalid and could not be used to support any conclusions. That is what any honest scientist would have done. Briffa, however, ignored the glaring invalidity of his proxy data and pretended to draw conclusions about temperatures for the last 1,000 years or so from it.
John J. Ray
Hiding the decline with a "trick" is also the opposite of good, honest science. Ergo...
John J. Ray
Hiding the decline with a "trick" is also the opposite of good, honest science. Ergo...
Labels: John J. Ray quote