Abbott feels heat on Jesus claim

TONY Abbott is under pressure to justify a claim to primary school students that it was considerably warmer when Jesus was alive than it is today.

The Opposition Leader urged year 5 and 6 students at Trinity Gardens Primary School in Adelaide to be sceptical about the human contribution to climate change, saying it was an open question.

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So Abbott has his hypothesis: It was warmer when Jesus was alive. Where's your data on this Abbott? Were you studying climatology between marathons? Or is it written in your bible? (Hint, it can't be in your hand writing.)

Abbott is working outside of his core skills: budgie smuggling, playing opposition leader, protecting virgins and espousing bible literacy. He should leave climate science to the grown ups.

Creationism, climate change and scientific denialism by Ken Perrott

Ken Perrott says:

Strange how one keeps coming across familiar people. Last week I was shocked to read Andrew Bolt's article on the Global Atheist Convention (see Speakers true love of hatred). He wasn't there and those of us that were recognised his article as full of distortions, misinformation and lies. Then I realised he is one of Australia's most active climate change deniers (no, in his case not a sceptic - a denier). And now I find him quoted by the creationist/intelligent design (ID) Discovery Institute in a nasty little article attacking science (see Climategate: a Word of Advice to the Scientists).

Creationists say:

"What can we do? Criminal prosecution of scientists who manipulate data would be a good start. Scientists who fake data and manipulate peer review to advance their agenda are no different than corporate executives who manipulate stock prices or lawyers who tamper with juries.

Wouldn't that land the ID proponents in a fair degree of trouble?

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The same goons just keep coming up.