Ever since the 1980s one of my favorite authors in the realm of science has been Freeman Dyson.

The Princeton physicist has written books on a wide range of topic, from the potential perils of nuclear weapons to discoveries in the human genome.

At the moment, I'm reading a book about him by his son George titled "Project Orion: The True Story of the Atomic Spaceship."

It's impossible to delve into Dyson's career without concluding he is several orders of magnitude smarter than the Al Gores of the world.

One of his themes is the complexity of the universe.

He thus gets a good laugh at all of the simplifiers of science, such as Gore and the rest of the what I like to call the climate scientology cult.



Anyone who knows anything about science realizes that something as complex as the Earth's atmosphere offers too many variables to be understood in a matter of mere years.

Research is just beginning into the role of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, yet the climate scientologists claim to know exactly what effect each tiny increment of CO-2 will have on the environment.

Here's a great magazine piece that gives an in-depth look at Dyson and how he views the problem. An excerpt:



This article is a great read and it's packed with great insights. One concerns the way in which man has altered the environment in Dyson's native England for the better in many cases. The cultists all believe that man must have as little impact on nature as possible. Here's a passage that cuts to the heart of that debate:

This gets to the heart of the essentially religious nature of the cult. Their argument is that man should not alter the planet at all. The CO-2 issue is just one way to make that argument. In its absence, they could easily generate another one.

Comments: Read the whole article before commenting. And as always, no comments will be accepted in which the commenter simply cites the "consensus" on global warming.

If you can't come up with an insight of your own based on the science, then your comments are not needed here.

Instead you might consider sending Dyson an e-mail to educate him on why your views are superior to his.