https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2009/12/05/climategate-obama-and-the-great-scientist-gamble/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:16:01 -0400<![CDATA[Since Lionel and I opened our big mouths about Gore and Oscar the other day, I have been doing a fair amount of media &#8211; most friendly and some unfriendly. On the unfriendly (or suspicious) side the favorite argument seems to be that the majority of scientists say AGW is a serious danger &#8211; therefore it must be. Of course we don&#8217;t know that that&#8217;s really true and, even if it is, what we have been reading in the Climategate emails makes their motivations for such opinions more than a tad suspect. A cursory review of history reminds us that majority rule is a silly approach to science, in any case. If it were so, we would still be assuming the world was flat.]]>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:38:59 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2009/12/05/climategate-obama-and-the-great-scientist-gamble-n217626