I can’t improve on the description offered by Steve McIntyre on the most recent taxpayer funded %&#@^*! from NOAA: their sponsorship of the display Pillars of Climate at the recent American Meteorological Society’s Applied Climatology and Climate Change Adaptation conference in Asheville.
But I second Steve’s call for a Parthenon where mere mortals can pay homage to the demigods of the atmosphere. Here, in this fortress of turpitude, they can ponder the role of clouds:
Behold, the bust of Mann (modeled of course):
The problem with getting the message out using the MSM was noted some time ago…..
“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act”
_George Orwell
The folks at WUWT are the revolutionaries.
As noted on CA, true pillars of climate:
http://i632.photobucket.com/albums/uu44/themaverickone/True_Pillars_of_Climate.png
As Lord Monckton said, the real purpose of GW/CCh is just GG (Global Governance), as it was evident during the Copenhagen summit and thus it is one of the several “tests” with this aim.
It has not reached, yet, the level of a “binding agreement” which others UN propositions have already achieved.
I get it. Crumbling edifice of stone monument, toppled statues equates to the Golden Age of Global Warming. The Greeks had thier moment in the Sun, so did the Romans, Egyptians, etc.
“They represent the forward thinking that gives raw data meaning in everyday life.”
OMG. This is the apotheosis of foolishness. The meaning of raw data is raw data. What they really mean is that they are the Marxist Vanguard that must filter the truth for the masses suffering from alienation.
Perhaps the artist was being a bit clever, in that the quality of the art fully reflects the quality of the science depicted.
@JPeden: Your comment reinforces my point rather neatly.
Ozymandias
by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
I met a traveler from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal these words appear:
“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!”
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
I think the article should have been titled “The Pantheon”, which is the temple (now a church) built by Hadrian to all of the gods. The Parthenon is dedicated to Athena Parthenos, and the other temples on the Acropolis are dedicated to aspects of Athena, such as Sophitas (the Wise), etc.
Looks about right. You see Mann, you know some chiseling has been going on.
Kenneth W. Russell says:
July 31, 2011 at 6:08 am
Has anyone noticed that on the sign it says that the four scientists depicted were “chosen for their unique careers which blend science, communication and activism in Climate Science.”
Since when is activism an accepted part of scientific discovery and debate? When the activists got involved is when serious climate science became subject to ridicule and late night comedy IMO.
Be carefull what you wish for, sometimes activism is a much needed necessity,
Ignaz Semmelweis should have used it when he was fighting his uphill battle against the established scientific and medical opinions of his time, it would have saved lives. He could not explain why is proposed methods saved lifes, but his own experiments showed clearly the results, it saved lives of women who where at risk of getting childbed fever. The facts clearly showed that the establishement was wrong.
Having said that, current Climatology is much like the Vienna medical establishment was in the mid 19th century and act accoordingly with the Semmelweis Reflex, the reflex-like rejection of new knowledge because it contradicts entrenched norms, beliefs or paradigms.
sHx, thanks. That documentary, though made in 1990, remains entirely current and right on the money. The evidence is still bad, the models remain unpredictive, the AGW promoting scientists continue to dissemble, and the physics remains incomplete.
It was interesting to see that, even back in 1990 it was known that atmospheric CO2 levels trailed temperature during the ice-ages. One has to hand it to the activist scientists and their NGO and ideologically driven PR allies — they have nearly prevailed despite the entire lack of an objective foundation for their claims over the entire time of the debate.
Watching the documentary was also very worthwhile from a historical perspective — seeing a young Steve Schneider looking very irritated at being closely questioned, insisting that data are unimportant to his conclusions and that it’s OK to exaggerate during a 15 second news sound-bite.
And observing that even by 1990, near the very beginning of the public debate, scientists were getting penalized when they reported results contrary to AGW. Their grants were cut off and their submissions tended to be rejected. Somehow, the corruption had taken hold in the agencies and journals even by such an early date. Some deep evidence about human psychology is hidden in that phenomenon — the tendency to an inchoate and irrational corruption by appeal to alarm.
Paul M. Parks says (July 31, 2011 at 7:32 am): “Stick to the facts and skip the satire and labels such as ‘alarmists’.”
Although I have something of a warped sense of humor myself, and quite enjoy such satirical and mocking posts as this one, I can sympathize with Paul’s point of view. Problem is, adhering strictly to the facts and referring to them as what they really are, i.e. bat-crap rabid enviro-nuts, Chicken Littles, snake oil salesmen, and climate scientologists, sounds rather harsh and doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. So I prefer the catch-all euphemism “alarmists”, which sounds nicer, but we all know what it really means, nudge nudge.
I am, however, open to more politically correct euphemisms. Might I suggest we refer to adherents of the IPCC’s “alarmist” views as “IPCC-niles”?
McIntyre’s post is a masterpiece of wit. He makes some tie-ins with ancient Vedic traditions. I could not resist pointing out that there is a 7500 year old pendant which shows one of the yogi priests with a huge – I mean huge – erection. Maybe that ties together the Hockey Stick and Pachauri, as both are manifestations of huge erections in their own ways.
dtbronzich, you’re right. I had the same thought that the article should have been titled “The Pantheon”, which is in Rome, not Athens. Both buildings are architectural marvels in their own way, but the Pantheon stands complete rather than a ruins undergoing reconstruction. On second thought…
I would like to know how the recipients of the Pillars were chosen. Was there a vote among members? Was there a committee? ( Was there a committee for the committee?)
It is fairly well known that many upstanding members of the scientific community thoroughly disagree with Mann’s and Pachuari’s antics and outright deceptions, as well as others who attempt to blend ” activism” with science. ( Anyone else remember Hansen getting arrested for protesting?)
And to Theo Goodwin, your comment was so funny I was glad I was holding my evening cup of coffee instead of drinking it. Reminded me of a Rorschach painting. ( When you look at the Hockey Stick Graph what do you see?)
LOL, LOL, LOL: This is a perfect demonstration of just how far down the LOSERS have decended in this debate. They have not only lost the public, but they have now lost their own colleagues. Last laughs are, indeed, best laughs!
The morons STILL don’t see what’s wrong with the NYT “business plan.” LOL.
Surely they mean Pillars of Climate Doom for their house or temple of doom. Where is Indiana Jones when you need him?
IOW, they’re deniers!
Robust!
Two thoughts the image brings to mind;
They may not of played hockey but they were prone to marrying their sisters, not a pretty picture in the end.
BTW, I think the recently exposed SpongeBob climate cartoons funded by the Department of Education may have many parents finding themselves being characterized as Krusty Krabs for their opposition to climate change measures. This may be more insidious than the ‘Pillars of Climate.’