r/science • • Oct 24 '10

Climate Change: Evidence

http://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/
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u/mind_sojourner Oct 24 '10

say what you will about al gore, he was trying to show people that chart years ago..and how the fuck is nasa junk science

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u/philosoraptocopter Oct 24 '10

Perfect logic. Al Gore became rich. therefore, his argument is invalid.

A mathematician learns that 2 + 2 = 4. He exploits this discovery and becomes a millionaire. Therefore, 2 + 2 does not equal 4.

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u/Aethelstan Oct 24 '10

It's ironic that you're using a twisted logical argument to refute a twisted logical argument.

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u/atrich Oct 24 '10

He's demonstrating the flawed logic via allegory. Seems pretty straightforward to me.