Irrational Fear

Irrational Fear

Scientific consensus...

And the times it was wrong in the past.

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Dr. Matthew Wielicki
Mar 15, 2023
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When discussing climate change it's often claimed that there is a scientific consensus that the current warming is all due to anthropogenic GHG emissions. Let's take a closer look at past scientific consensus:

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1) Phrenology: In the 19th century, phrenology was a popular pseudoscience that claimed that a person's character and mental abilities could be de…

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