Comments on: Freeman Dyson on Climate Change

By: Malcolm

Malcolm — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:16:04 +0000

My pleasure, David. While we mortals bob and flounder in the eddying flood of hysterical public reaction, catching at whatever solid information comes within our grasp, Dyson applies his outstanding scientific mind to the practical task of getting to the bottom of things as well as he can. He doesn’t have all the answers — nobody does — but he does a very helpful job of clarifying the questions.

By: David Duff

David Duff — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:08:28 +0000

I have just finished reading it. Thanks, Malcolm, it was an education for a know-nothing like me, and a confirmation of ill-thought out set of suspicions.

By: Malcolm

Malcolm — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:06:18 +0000

Thank you both. Leave it to Dyson to strive for clarity and actual understanding, rather than partisan shrillness.

By: bob koepp

bob koepp — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:57:53 +0000

Hear, Hear! Thanks, Malcolm, for this post. I’ve almost given up trying to discuss climate change, since things have become SO polarized. Both extremes suffer from tunnel vision and have long ago abandoned any standards of rational discourse, substituting verbal abuse for reasoned argument. A pox on both their houses.

By: Deogolwulf

Deogolwulf — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:14:39 +0000

Yes, Freeman Dyson is always a treat.