"Under true peer-review...a panel of reviewers must accept a study before it can be published in a scientific journal. If the reviewers have objections the author must answer them or change the article to take reviewers' objections into account. Under the IPCC review process, the authors are at liberty to ignore criticisms."

-- Richard Lindzen

#Liberty Quotes #Criticism Quotes #Peers Quotes

“Most people I know I think agree and even many theists agree with this. We don't want government involved. When atheists become the majority in this country, I don't think the theists are going to be glad to have "one nation under no God" inserted in the Pledge of Allegiance.”
“To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off.”
“Freedom to vote is valuable primarily as a means to safeguard other freedoms.”
“If every U.S. citizen ate just one meal a week (any meal) composed of locally and organically raised meats and produce, we would reduce our countryâ€™s oil consumption by over 1.1 million barrels of oil every week.Â That's not gallons, but barrels.Â Small changes in buying habits can make big differences.Â Becoming a less energy-dependent nation may just need to start with a good breakfast.”
“Libraries and demons," she muttered. "What is the attraction?”

Source : Jana Oliver (2010). “Retro Demonology”, p.9, Macmillan
“Who will say with confidence that sexual abuse is more permanently damaging to children than threatening them with the eternal and unquenchable fires of hell?”
“If there is one creature that represents my essence, it's butterflies.”
“I am a very bottom-up thinker.”

Source : "Unix and Beyond: An Interview with Ken Thompson". Computer 32 (5), (pp. 58-64), May 1999.

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