Open Mind

The last post witnessed the utterly ridiculous (by which I mean, worthy of ridicule) attempt to justify the garbage analysis by Jim Goodridge. Much of the vain attempt focused on trying to say that the accumulated departure from average of sunspot counts, as a proxy for accumulated departure from average of solar irradiance, was somehow a meaningful indicator of heat content of the climate system — as though heat loss from the climate system were somehow constant. Of course, under this model if solar irradiance remains above average, even by a little, heat content will increase without bound, as will temperature. If you actually believe that under those conditions, temperature will continue to rise at a roughly constant rate forever, then you’re in need of remedial critical-thinking classes. Sit in the front so you can pay better attention, and try to help Anthony Watts — he needs it. And by the way, Goodridge doesn’t suggest that model; he doesn’t suggest any model, instead he suggests that his analysis is a valid way to characterize trends in solar output. That’s even more ridiculous.

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