Comments on: Shall we debate the existence of gravity?

By: Should we care about evidence-based software engineering? « Semantic Werks

Should we care about evidence-based software engineering? « Semantic Werks — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:43:02 +0000

[...] than corresponding literature in software. That’s why Al Gore, among others, probably sees debates on climate change as pointless. But the utility of model-driven development, among many others, is very much worth debating. I [...]

By: Bart Verheggen

Bart Verheggen — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:24:02 +0000

Gravity has been falsified. Just look at that bird up in the sky!
Likewise, it’s “easy” to falsify AGW: http://ourchangingclimate.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/a-quick-n-dirty-guide-to-falsifying-agw/

By: Richard Pauli

Richard Pauli — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:26:43 +0000

And require that he suspend gravity during the debate.

By: Quote of the day » Mind of Dan

Quote of the day » Mind of Dan — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:05:34 +0000

[...] Quote of the day Posted by ScruffyDan on March 3, 2010 at 7:05 pm | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) Debates are extremely useful for discussing matters that require human judgement. But pointless for establishing what is true of the physical world… If anyone wants to debate the existence or seriousness of anthropogenic climate change, I’d give the same response as I would if they wanted to debate the existence or strength of gravity. –Steve Easterbrook [...]

By: buzz

buzz — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:51:29 +0000

Shall we debate the existence of gravity? | Serendipity…

Someone recently challenged me to debate the existence of climate change. Debates are extremely useful for discussing matters that require human judgement. But pointless for establishing what is true of the physical world – for that you need the scient…