Pope Francis. On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 3:42 PM, Nick Thompson <nickthomp...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Glen, > > It's Earnest New Englanders Getting Together. Is that a recognizable > category, or do I need to say more. > > N > > Nicholas S. Thompson > Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology > Clark University > http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of glen > Sent: Monday, September 21, 2015 1:42 PM > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam@redfish.com> > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Good climate change skeptics > > > I can't help directly. But it seems to me that there's a requirement > missing from your request. The missing requirement is the _purpose_ of the > forum. Is it scientific, in which case, scientists are allowed to be what > they normally are: skeptical of everything? Is it political, in which > case, the best participants will be popularizers or public intellectuals? > Is it social, in which case, there's a need for science/policy crossovers? > > I think filling that missing link will lead to a more effective choice of > the "doubter" you seek. > > > > On 09/21/2015 10:35 AM, Nick Thompson wrote: > > In the meantime, could you possibly help me with the following. Clark > > University is proposing a forum on climate change. I want that forum > > to be honest, so I am wondering if anybody in this group can propose > > me the names of some skeptics who are sober, thoughtful, and have not > > resorted to throwing snowballs in the senate, so I could propose those > > names to the convening committee. My thought was that in a forum on > > climate change, which would include, of course, many sessions on > > consequences and remediation, should be at least one in which the > > whole consensus is put in doubt. > > > -- > ⇔ glen > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe > http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >
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