Earth Day events are mass delusions

Earth Day celebrators think they are “following the science.”

Here’s what they assume:

1. They assume natural CO2 is still at its 1750 level of 280 ppm.
2. They assume human CO2 causes all the increase above 280 ppm.
3. They assume human CO2 stays in the air longer than natural CO2.
4. They assume the CO2 level controls global temperature.
5. They assume an increase in global temperature causes bad stuff to happen.
6. They assume the existence of changes in weather and climate that they call bad proves their assumptions (1) through (5) are true.
7. They assume climate model predictions are facts.
8. They assume “evidence” proves their assumptions are true.
9. They assume good predictions prove their assumptions are true.

Here’s what Aristotle said 2400 years ago:

• We must check our assumptions by using their predictions.
• Good predictions do not prove an assumption is true.
• It is impossible to prove an assumption is true because the next test may prove it is false.
• However, one bad prediction proves the assumption is false. This is the key to science.

Aristotle said, if we do not follow these rules, we are not doing science.

This is the scientific method. Few people understand it.

Some people think the scientific method is just being honest or checking our data carefully. They are wrong.

Earth Day celebrators refuse to check their assumptions.

If they did, they would find that all nine of their assumptions listed above are false.

Science must follow the scientific method. If it does not, then it is not science.