now if you had a well that was examined by 100 scientists and 99 of them told you the water wasn't safe to drink why would you believe the guy saying "go ahead - they're all idiots" :-/
I doubt very much that you would get 99 out of 100 scientists to agree with any theory BJ. 
(Unless they were being funded in research grants by 'concerned' parties or were working to a specific agenda)
That seems to be a problem with all academic disciplines ZL.
In historian circles it is often said that if there are 12 in one room discussing a certain historical issue you will hear 13 versions of view point!!
In regards to the documentary, I rather liked the point made by Sir Paul that maybe scientists do not know how to handle PR and the media. Their expertise is not in that area. I thought that is true as they have no Max Gifford to handle their PR, and when issues become complicated and controversial the public so often do not generally understand, and they begin by going to the default mode of "it is all rubbish!!"
I also agree that the NASA scientist, with their magnificent high tech 'tools' and floating globe, was fascinating with the facts. He, they NASA., seem to have no doubt that the Earth is in a period of significant Climate Change that is far more
rapid then at anytime in ancient or modern history. It also has nothing to do with the Sun! His factual statement about man extracting and using 7 gigaton per year of carbon that ends up going into the atmosphere, compared to all the volcanic and other natural discharges of just 1 gigaton per year certainly made me think!!
His underlying message was one of climate change is being fueled by mans activity.
I am also normally sceptical about computer "models", but the huge screen demonstration by this NASA scientist of the "model" of that days Earth's weather compared to the actual situation was stunning due to the virtually identical picture seen.
The piece involving the scientist at the University of East Anglia who was at the centre of the leaked e-mails row, and the jounalist who ran with the "Climategate" story, highlighted to me at least that it was a case of the truthful intelectual falling foul of the street wise news hack after a story. The underlying reasons behind the doubts over the figures though, for me, was the REAL and fascinating story. This was since 1960 the reading of tree rings to give historic climatic information has not been possible, due to a significant change in those rings for a reason as yet unknown! Ask yourself why? Forget the journalistic "Climategate", as the real story is why 1960 and since has witnessed that change in tree growth and recordings!
All in all I believe this documentary should give food for thought to both the believers and sceptics of Climatic Change. I personnaly believe it is happening, and now, after watching and considering the facts from this documentary along with other sources, I am really starting to believe it is at least being assisted by mans activity on Earth.
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