How dangerous is Freeman Dyson?

[Naked Gents Rut]

Shame on the New York Times Magazine for publishing an extended, largely favorable profile of Freeman Dyson, a true climate crackpot.

Shame on them for printing his scientifically unjustifiable slanders of the country’s leading climate scientist, James Hansen, even while conceding Hansen “could turn out to be right” — which is the same thing as Dyson admitting that if anybody actually listens to him, we might end up destroying a livable climate for a thousand years.

UPDATE: And shame on the NYT’s top climate science reporter, Andy Revkin, for promoting this piece on his blog (here) with not a single criticism of Dyson’s numerous anti-scientific statements and smears (see below). I call on Revkin to retract his absurdly indefensible assertion that “On climate, Mr. Dyson may be right….” (see full quote at end). ...

Shame on the NYT, shame on the reporter, Nicholas Dawidoff, for publishing this crackpot’s crap for millions to read and possibly think is credible.

http://climateprogress.org/2009/03/25/new-york-times-magazine-profile-global-warming-crackpot-freeman-dyson-slander-james-hansen/

Why in the world is the NYT publicizing the ravings of this old coot? It might not be so objectionable in a perfect world where no one would trust the scientific opinions of a man with a mere BA, but I'm sure plenty of scientifically ignorant people will be confused about the truly apocalyptic threat of AGW by this charlatan. God only knows how much damage this campaign of ignorance and denial will do to the efforts to save the world from climate change...

[Aeson]

Global warming is the result of all the hot air coming out the orifices of those who discuss the issue.

[Dinner]

I like my Dyson.

[Jon Miller]

He's a cool guy, I went to some lectures by him and watched The Matrix with him.

He is a bit old. He also thinks that you don't need a PhD.

JM

[tinyp3nis]

Freeman Dyson? Fights the system and also desings terminators.

[BeBMan]

Don't forget he invented the Dyson Sphere that will solve our energy problems once finished

[Felch]

Eh doesn't afraid of anything, does eh?

[Tuberski]

He's not dangerous at all, unless you try to take his struedel.

ACK!

[David Floyd]

Don't forget he invented the Dyson Sphere that will solve our energy problems once finished

Yes. Let's get right on building that.

[Ecthy]

Just to clarify - BeBro, no matter how funny you think you are, but the Dyson sphere is actually named after this guy

[chequita guevara]

Dyson is quite brilliant, but when it comes to climate change, he's rather ignorant of the facts, and has repeatedly been shown to be so.

[SpencerH]

Shame on the New York Times Magazine for publishing an extended, largely favorable profile of Freeman Dyson, a true climate crackpot.

Shame on them for printing his scientifically unjustifiable slanders of the country’s leading climate scientist, James Hansen, even while conceding Hansen “could turn out to be right” — which is the same thing as Dyson admitting that if anybody actually listens to him, we might end up destroying a livable climate for a thousand years.

UPDATE: And shame on the NYT’s top climate science reporter, Andy Revkin, for promoting this piece on his blog (here) with not a single criticism of Dyson’s numerous anti-scientific statements and smears (see below). I call on Revkin to retract his absurdly indefensible assertion that “On climate, Mr. Dyson may be right….” (see full quote at end). ...

Shame on the NYT, shame on the reporter, Nicholas Dawidoff, for publishing this crackpot’s crap for millions to read and possibly think is credible.

http://climateprogress.org/2009/03/25/new-york-times-magazine-profile-global-warming-crackpot-freeman-dyson-slander-james-hansen/

Why in the world is the NYT publicizing the ravings of this old coot? It might not be so objectionable in a perfect world where no one would trust the scientific opinions of a man with a mere BA, but I'm sure plenty of scientifically ignorant people will be confused about the truly apocalyptic threat of AGW by this charlatan. God only knows how much damage this campaign of ignorance and denial will do to the efforts to save the world from climate change...

An almost perfect example of the nonsense promulgated by the climate-change nazis. I suggest y'all actually find out something about Freeman Dyson (or actually read the NYT article) before making any more absurd statements about something you know nothing about, ie science and scientists.

[Theben]

I like my Dyson.

Dyson vacuums are crap for the price you pay. The clutch burns out too quickly.

[Naked Gents Rut]

An almost perfect example of the nonsense promulgated by the climate-change nazis.

Thank you.