tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141773058444547921.post4577030217438746010..comments2024-03-27T14:53:14.159-07:00Comments on Ingenious Pursuits: Richard Tol says something incredibleCatmandohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12313870265499015076noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141773058444547921.post-15203982732572721472014-05-30T21:17:48.915-07:002014-05-30T21:17:48.915-07:00More of Tol's useless engagement over Cook et ...More of Tol's useless engagement over Cook et al. People who feel obliged to conduct commentary and maintain a high level of involvement with a public topic often stretch themselves thin, and Tol is certainly no exception.<br /><br />His disagreement with Cook et al has gone nowhere for a long time, he has added no insights, and is still, going by the evidence of your link, reduced to blithely asserting Cook has failed. It's childish. Cook et al is what it is, a transparently conducted literature search with simple aims. Tol does not like the results, too bad. It doesn't matter to reality, and Tol's intransigence is no longer interesting.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09537772941984056434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141773058444547921.post-14914149409571038432014-05-30T13:06:39.645-07:002014-05-30T13:06:39.645-07:00OK, fair enough, I agree that the purpose of the m...OK, fair enough, I agree that the purpose of the methods is to ascertain a result. Pretty fine distinctions here, but hairsplitting is Tol's specialty.climatehawk1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141773058444547921.post-26876854641511523532014-05-30T09:13:04.532-07:002014-05-30T09:13:04.532-07:00What I should have said but omitted is science is ...What I should have said but omitted is science is the sum of the results and the methods. Without the two, science is nothing. Results alone do not make science and method alone is pointless.Catmandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12313870265499015076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141773058444547921.post-63919071926689776662014-05-30T06:20:15.489-07:002014-05-30T06:20:15.489-07:00Just a guess, but seems like a misunderstanding. ...Just a guess, but seems like a misunderstanding. Strictly speaking, I'd say he is correct, though I am certainly no fan of his. Your analogies change the meaning slightly by introducing a new word--it's not what science is "about," but, hmm, what it consists of. Does that help? If not, I can blab a bit further.climatehawk1noreply@blogger.com