No surprise there, They are defined by their beliefs.
Similarly, the global warming community defines climate scientists based on their belief in global warming. Anyone who does not believe in global warming is not a climate scientist – by definition. Former climate scientists who fall by the wayside are excommunicated. “She was really a skeptic all along.”
Thus we have consensus by definition.
lol, Yes, she was, and so was he. Worse! Some may espouse thoughts that may be deemed conservative!
Isn’t is fun to watch a castle in the sand slowly deconstruct by the waves generated by the tide?
An intrinsic property of mass is inertia.
This explains why the CAGW followers, having consecrated the holiness of their doctrine, are so unable to switch gears and understand the reality of climate change. Each and every contradiction becomes heresy and all outside the faith are anathema to their creed.
Could be worse. In Islam, rejecting the religion (apostasy) results in a fate worse than excommunication; try execution of the apostate. Guess I shouldn’t have mentioned that little detail; don’t want to give Hansen and the other high priests any ideas.
It is not too far off of that. How many of the true believers have called for the execution of the non-believers? A whole bunch:
Joe Romm – “Strangle Skeptics in Bed! ‘An entire generation will soon be ready to strangle you and your kind while you sleep in your beds'” http://climatedepot.com/a/1174/Update-Romm-defends-remarks-as-not-a-threat-but-a-prediction–Strangle-Skeptics-in-Bed-An-entire-generation-will-soon-be-ready-to-strangle-you-and-your-kind-while-you-sleep-in-your-beds
A public appeal has been issued by an influential U.S. website asking: “At what point do we jail or execute global warming deniers.” The appeal appeared on Talking Points Memo, an often cited website that helps set the agenda for the political Left in the U.S. The anonymous posting, dated June 2, 2009, referred to dissenters of man-made global warming fears as “greedy bastards” who use “bogus science or the lowest scientists in the gene pool” to “distort data.”
It would be interesting to know who the anonymous poster was!
“9 Apr 10 – British lawyer Polly Higgins wants the UN to declare the mass destruction of ecosystems an international crime – alongside war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.
“Ecocide” would be considered a fifth “crime against peace”, which could be tried at the International Criminal Court (ICC).” http://www.iceagenow.com/UN_urged_to_accept_ecocide_as_international_crime.htm
And the number of threats to jail, put on trial, decertify and destroy careers is endless.
98% Of People At Mass Are Catholics….
A good percentage of the are fighting to stay awake too. ;o)
“the global warming community defines climate scientists based on their belief in global warming.”
That would be your belief.
The term climate scientist as used in any research into their opinions is clearly defined.