how to deal with revisionism?
tjic: The proper approach to these debates is either (a) rational ignorance [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_ignorance ], (b) study up on both sides.I dislike the word "revisionism" as a slur against the standard position.  Revision is good.  When more data comes to light, one should reevaluate what one things one knows.  "Revisionism" is another word for "the scientific method" ; it should not be a slur.I've done a fair bit of reading on all of these, and I am convinced of the "standard" position on all, except two.  Anthropogenic Global Warming and Peak Oil have a lot less solid science behind them than the others, and replace it with (IMO) dubious modeling.