ROTFLMAO!
cosserat says I should give up my belief that climate scientists know what they're talking about because he, John McGrew and Hates Idiots among others tell me I'm wrong on SmartPlanet. Riiiight. I'll stick with the guys who are actually doing the work.
With the number of scientists around the world studying the Earth's climate any real fraud would be rooted out in short order. I just find it incredible to think that all of those climate scientists would conspire together over the last 50+ years to knowingly present a false picture for political reasons when they know that the real picture will be found eventually destroying their scientific reputations. Most of them are just too smart to do that to themselves. If they're wrong then they're honestly wrong.
HI, your Plos One cite is interesting but it says nothing about climate science specifically and says it appears research malfeasance is more prevalent in medical research than other fields. Let's see some actual evidence rather than innuendo. The Rasmussen poll is meaningless. If 69% of the public think it's likely that scientists have falsified climate research that just shows the power of media to present a false message. If you think there has been falsification of data then present some actual scientific evidence for that. I haven't seen it yet.
Certainly time will tell who is right. I'm pretty confident that the overwhelming majority of climate scientists who say human influences are a major factor in global warming are right.
