Comments on: Factchecking Durkin http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/27/factchecking-durkin/ crass, boorish and more a bruiser than blogger Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:41:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Bishop Hill http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/27/factchecking-durkin/#comment-50345 Bishop Hill Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:02:33 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/27/factchecking-durkin/#comment-50345 I did say I needed some coffee. I guess we both do. ;-) I did say I needed some coffee. I guess we both do. ;-)

]]> By: Laurence Boyce http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/27/factchecking-durkin/#comment-50093 Laurence Boyce Sun, 29 Apr 2007 22:00:51 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/27/factchecking-durkin/#comment-50093 I love your withering put-downs James, but this is the one that got away. His name's Martin. I love your withering put-downs James, but this is the one that got away. His name’s Martin.

]]> By: James Graham http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/27/factchecking-durkin/#comment-50066 James Graham Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:40:43 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/27/factchecking-durkin/#comment-50066 By 'they' I mean WAGtv. If you're going to be pedantic, don't call Mark Durkin 'Paul'. By ‘they’ I mean WAGtv. If you’re going to be pedantic, don’t call Mark Durkin ‘Paul’.

]]> By: Bishop Hill http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/27/factchecking-durkin/#comment-49507 Bishop Hill Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:20:16 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/27/factchecking-durkin/#comment-49507 Hmm, some interesting punctuation in my last comment. Need coffee. Hmm, some interesting punctuation in my last comment. Need coffee.

]]> By: Bishop Hill http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/27/factchecking-durkin/#comment-49503 Bishop Hill Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:02:37 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/27/factchecking-durkin/#comment-49503 James When you say "they", you mean "he". It all becomes a bit silly if one side says "Al Gore" said this stupid thing, and the other says "Paul Durkin" said something daft too. Everyone tries to win the argument by tarring the other side with the idiocies of the others' self-appointed spokesmen, and we end up getting nowhere. James

When you say “they”, you mean “he”.

It all becomes a bit silly if one side says “Al Gore” said this stupid thing, and the other says “Paul Durkin” said something daft too. Everyone tries to win the argument by tarring the other side with the idiocies of the others’ self-appointed spokesmen, and we end up getting nowhere.

]]> By: James Graham http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/27/factchecking-durkin/#comment-49098 James Graham Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:30:55 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/27/factchecking-durkin/#comment-49098 But they're using this as part of their case that global warming is caused by sun spots. The clear implication is that it is variations in the sun's temperature that causes seasons. But they’re using this as part of their case that global warming is caused by sun spots. The clear implication is that it is variations in the sun’s temperature that causes seasons.

]]> By: Tristan Mills http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/27/factchecking-durkin/#comment-49036 Tristan Mills Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:16:47 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/04/27/factchecking-durkin/#comment-49036 They could try to weasle out of it by saying that the sun does cause the difference between summer and winter but not because of the sun's temperature but because the difference in the distribution of the sun's energy over the earth in summer and winter has significant effects. I think you're reading too much into it by suggesting that they're saying the sun's temperature is the cause of summer and winter, then again, what they mean is not clear and that does not help their case. They could try to weasle out of it by saying that the sun does cause the difference between summer and winter but not because of the sun’s temperature but because the difference in the distribution of the sun’s energy over the earth in summer and winter has significant effects.

I think you’re reading too much into it by suggesting that they’re saying the sun’s temperature is the cause of summer and winter, then again, what they mean is not clear and that does not help their case.

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