(June 25, 2011 at 10:58 am)martin02 Wrote: Yes, it's my fault that dogmatics use the term sceptic for "God has informed me otherwise".
1. That's a lazy generalisation, I could find you a lot of left-wing conspiracy theorists who are also climate sceptics. There are also some (but not as many) who are neither Right wing or left wing kooks who are sceptical of climate change.
2. There are plenty who are sceptical of climate change, either it's anthropogenic origins or it's severity, who are general 'sceptics' in that they are sceptial of most if not all paranormal phenomenon but aren't persuaded by the evidence for AGW - At worst you could argue that their scepticism is unfounded.
3. There are people who are 'scientific sceptics' who are sceptical of climate change, people who use a scientific basis for their acceptance of certain claims but aren't persuaded by the evidence for AGW - At worst you could say they are being inconsistent in their application of science or reason.
4. Even if all of your lazy generalisations were true it's still beside the point, When someone calls themselves or is referred to as a "climate sceptic" they convey the meaning that this person is secpitcal of climate change, nothing more, nothing less. Arguing that someone can't call themselves a climate sceptic because they aren't sceptical of anything else is plainly nonsense.
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