And here’s my fuckin’ FULL internet reply to people like this. Because there’s only so much space in a youtube comment.
Yes I know that. All science is based on maths. I know that. I fuckin’ studied enough of it.
But what mathematicians don’t seem to appreciate is the fact that small scale changes frequently influence the big (macro) scale. You have a very hard time grasping that. Science, including climate science, is all about explaining the world.
I really don’t care who you are.
Sorry in advance if what I am about to write comes across as somehwat ‘cocky’, it’s just that, well, there’s a lot at stake. But here goes: if you love maths so much, I suggest you go and read about chaos theory.
I admit that I don’t understand it all that well. But I do get the *concept*.
So I’m ready to admit that maths is definitely not my strong point. What is more my strong point is how understanding different scales can effect each other. That is what materials science is all about.
The models are one thing. And then the results are another. And if the models don’t fit the results, then the models are wrong. And it is scientists job to figure out why mathematical models break down in the real world. To put it bluntly, that is not the job of a mathematician.
And here’s yet another problem. Mathematics alone cannot even explain the phenomenon of turbulence.
Do you know what the problem I have with people climate deniers? [I’m talking about the ones that aren’t hardcore scientists]? You’re actually extremely biased and I’m starting to see that it’s all based on your lifestyle. Your future investments.
You are unwilling to accept that a change of lifestyle is in order. It’s a psychological problem. It’s not a maths problem or even a science problem. And that is actually being written about in psychology books.
And what I have noticed is that people never EVER start ‘denying’ (for want of a better term) electron-phonon interactions, or semiconductor physics, or anything else that gives rise to computers. You just don’t.
But you can’t have it both ways. Lay people can’t deny one part of science and wholeheartedly embrace the rest (the good bits). It’s the same science. The same approach. Verifying data. The same. The very same. So you have to take the good with the bad. And this, now, is the bad.
Do you know how long it has taken me, a former scientist, to fully come to terms with the fact that my lifestyle affects the environment? About two decades.
But I look at the evidence now, and that seems to back the theory.
I am not even a scientist anymore. I’m a designer/illustrator. But still, I was originally trained in science. And I wouldn’t be a very good scientist if I didn’t believe in my training.
Sometimes I wish I had have studied something else. And then I could have had a bit more of a ‘normal’ career life.
I don’t expect mathematicians will understand. Not until the millenial prize is solved. Because I for one think that that problem has a basis in the real world. It’s not purely a mathematical problem. It’s a physical one. ;-)
I suggest you rethink your position. Stop being such a child and thinking of ‘me’, ‘me’, ‘me’. “I’m the smartest”. “I’m the smartest”. “I’m the smartest”.
Well let me tell you something, mister, I am certainly *not* the smartest person. All I know is that if I want to know about climate change science, I will read all about it – in science publications, written by scientists. I won’t read about it on a blog. I won’t read about it on some website funded by the fossil fuel industry.
And I’ll also have a close look at whether the scientist truly does care about getting to the truth, or whether there is the possibility of them being financially motivated.
If they, the climate scientists, say there is a consensus, then so be it. It’s no different than saying there is a consensus about crystal structures or anything else. I would hope that people respect my studies, as I do theirs.
Be willing to accept that other people know more than you in their own fields.
Now if you want to carry on, fine, but best to continue to my blog.