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notesdev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-25-10 08:48 PM
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11. Make a prediction
any prediction, based on Global Warming cum Climate Change

Just one that can be used as a test to tell whether this hypothesis is correct or incorrect, so it can't be something that can be predicted on a different basis.

A prediction is required for scientific validity and so far I haven't seen a one made from this hypothesis that has turned out to be correct - and I've seen a great many that have turned out to be wildly incorrect. A non-falsifiable hypothesis is religion, not science.

If "global warming/climate change" can be used as an explanation for both warming AND cooling, it doesn't seem to have much predictive value at all.
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