ronje wrote:Christopher Colombus heard it. The science is settled. The earth is definitely flat because... because.... by the eminent scientists of the day.
Ronje, you are peddling rubbish.
As far back as 1945, Members of the Historical Association stated that "The idea that educated men at the time of Columbus believed that the earth was flat, and that this belief was one of the obstacles to be overcome by Columbus before he could get his project sanctioned, remains one of the hardiest errors in teaching."
Have a read of this, its only Wikipedia, but a more reliable source than your garbage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myth_of_the_Flat_Earth
ronje wrote:If even the experts can't agree on something how can the community?
That I would agree with if it were true. But again, it is rubbish.
Have a read of this:
http://content.usatoday.com/communities ... e-change/1
There is a strong consensus, with 97% of experts in the field in agreement. Apparently with the 3% in disagreement, their average expertise was far below that of their colleagues, as measured by publication and citation rates. Do you need every last scientist to be in total agreement, even the one who started on the job yesterday, before you believe something they say?
As I stated earlier, the more people get educated on the issue and come to have a better understanding of it, the less skeptical the become.
You brought politics into it. Unfortunately while people have a bumper sticker on their V8 car which says "I'M UNEDUCATED AND I VOTE", I suspect very little will be done to address the very serious issue of climate change.