David Douglass quotes

It is absolutely essential that one should be neutral and not fall in love with the hypothesis. (David Douglass)
One finds the truth by making a hypothesis and comparing observations with the hypothesis. View quote
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If the facts are contrary to any predictions, then the hypothesis is wrong no matter how appealing. View quote
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Indeed, scientific truth by consensus has had a uniformly bad history. View quote
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Truth in science is always determined from observational facts. View quote
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However, the models also predict unambiguously that the atmosphere is warming faster than the surface of the earth; but all the available observational data unambiguously shows the opposite! View quote
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It is disappointing and embarrassing to the science profession that some Nobel Laureates would deliberately use their well deserved scientific reputations and hold themselves out as experts in other fields. View quote
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Have the climate models been successful in predicting anything? They, of course, predict substantial global warming. This is not surprising given the expressed belief of some of the model builders in the global warming hypothesis and the many parameters in the model that need to be introduced. However, the models also predict unambiguously that the atmosphere is warming faster than the surface of the earth; but all the available observational data unambiguously shows the opposite! Truth in science is always determined from observational facts. One finds the truth by making a hypothesis and comparing observations with the hypothesis. It is absolutely essential that one should be neutral and not fall in love with the hypothesis. If the facts are contrary to any predictions, then the hypothesis is wrong no matter how appealing. "Truth by Assertion" is not science. View quote
David Douglass

David Douglass

Occupation: American Physicist
Born: 1932
Quotes count: 8
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