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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

DetlefK

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9. "Confidence" means how much a scientist trusts his theory vs. other theories.

Reply to Nederland (Reply #8)

Wed Aug 14, 2013, 09:30 AM

Aug 2013

"Low confidence" only means that the scientist sees less probability for his theory to be true. There could be other explanations what caused exactly the same data, e.g. random events. It doesn't mean that a theory has been discarded or disproven.

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Climate Skepticism [View all] Nederland Aug 2013 OP

I keep on reading stuff which says SheilaT Aug 2013 #1

Look at the facts Nederland Aug 2013 #3

The science of climate change and global warming SheilaT Aug 2013 #6

The details matter Nederland Aug 2013 #7

Climate-Change won't destroy mankind. Just our civilization. DetlefK Aug 2013 #2

How will that happen? Nederland Aug 2013 #4

Oh, that's easy. DetlefK Aug 2013 #5

Easy if you start with a false premise Nederland Aug 2013 #8

"Confidence" means how much a scientist trusts his theory vs. other theories. DetlefK Aug 2013 #9

No it does not Nederland Aug 2013 #10

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Yes Nederland Sep 2013 #19

Man, you're gonna hate the latest IPCC report coming out NickB79 Aug 2013 #11

Why would you say that? Nederland Aug 2013 #13

attribution skepticism IgnostU Aug 2013 #12

Odd sort of vanity post. GliderGuider Sep 2013 #15

Obviously the moderators in EE care Nederland Sep 2013 #16

I have an opinion about that GliderGuider Sep 2013 #17

Not what I was told Nederland Sep 2013 #18

Aquatic warming might be just as big a contributing factor, at the atmospheric CO2's. scott4402 Oct 2013 #20

Humanities direct aquatic thermal contribution? Nederland Oct 2013 #21