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- "[m]y objections to the global warming propaganda are not so much over the technical facts, about which I do not know much, but it’s rather against the way those people behave and the kind of intolerance to criticism that a lot of them have."
He also stated about Hansen: "The person who is really responsible for this overestimate of global warming is Jim Hansen. He consistently exaggerates all the dangers... Hansen has turned his science into ideology." (that comes in Hansen's wikipedia entry and many other sites, it is a pretty famous opinion).
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Ok, this is quite a diagnosis, - IF the person whom we discuss here actually said all the part i quoted.
Think, what exactly he admitted? What facts about himself are here? I see those:
1. He does not know "much" about "technical facts"
2. Because of the p.1, he - by his own words, - is unable to make a qualified expert opinion - not even half of it, - about how correct or wrong Hansen's conclusions are. And yet, he then states: "Jim Hansen ... consistently exaggerates all the dangers".
3. "Hansen has turned his science into ideology". This statement means that the speaker has a certianty that there is no more proper science left - it was "turned" to ideology. Meanwhile, as far as i know, Hansen did not do that. Instead, he "added" ideology to his science. Any person who bothers to actually read - in full - some of Hansen's papers (including rather recent ones - i think i've read one made by him in 2013 in full, speaking of most recent), - will clearly see: Hansen does science, and quite sound science, on a regular basis. Perhaps our hero is unable to imagine that one single man _can_ present information in much "ideological" form to some people/audiences, but in the same time present information on only strictly scientific basis to other people/audiences, - picking "which to use" (and even sometimes mixing both) based on Hansen's own estimate which would be the most effective to make those whom he addresses to get at least some understanding (whatever way and on whatever level they are able to do so)?
Overall, myself, i am not Jim Hansen's fan. He said lots of wrong things, and i am sure that at least sometimes, he lies on purpose. But, who doesn't? I mean it. Who? And as far as i know, Jim Hansen is much, much more able scientist and much better person than most people who pretend to achieve any significant results in science and/or in trying to popularize the issue of climate change (and more broadly - of human civilization survival long-term). Yep, he's no saint, but he's not mad scientist at all, and he's DAMN able mind, too.
P.S. I never - EVER - seen a Jim Hansen's quote such incosistent within itself as the one i bring by this very post. If you did, please show it to me. I'd then eat my... ... naah, i won't, but i'd apologize at least. Promise!