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Well, guys I was not sure whether I should react to this or not but the number of comments on cnn.com concerning Al Gore’s Nobel Prize convinced me that I might as well. So, as you all probably well aware by now Mr. Gore and IPCC shared Nobel Peace prize, the fact that immediately stirred discussion about Gore’s contribution as well as what exactly he is contributing to.

There are two, possibly more, sides to the discussion. Some people tend to attack underlying science while other question whether Gore’s contribution deserves the honor at all.

To all people who claim that Gore used “bad science” and was “dishonest” and that climate change either “doesn’t exists” or is “not of our making” I would like to pose this question… What makes you qualified? Please, sit down in front of the mirror and tell me with all of you “honesty” how many primary sources have you red? Have you ever red a single paper on the subject? Are you trained geologists? Possibly geophysists? May be climatologist even? Or may you knowledge and understanding of math goes so far beyond High School Math that you can actually understand competing climate models and their assumptions?

Please, take a hard look at yourself an tell me with all your “honesty” that you DO NOT receive you information from numerous conservative or right-wing religious sites written by people who understand the subject no better then yourself. Let’s face it, most of you discuss the subject that you do not understand and cannot possibly understand due to sheer lack of training. I mean, I always find it funny how people believe that they can discuss evolution, stem cells or climate change but, for some reason, avoid subjects like elementary particle physics, tensor and thermodynamics of media in an electromagnetic field, or transcription regulation of sugar utilizing operons in cyanobacteria. I mean, come on why one but not the others? It is not like models of climate change are new or something I remember CO2-induced warming discussed in certain circles almost 20 years ago.

Unfortunately, all this is true for the opposing side (and Mr. Gore) as well. I am wondering really how this rather non-political subject suddenly becomes one of the right-left discriminating factors. What exactly irritate conservatives so much in the idea that climate change could be caused by anthropogenic factors?

As for the Nobel Prize, I am sorry people. This is Nobel PEACE prize; if after Kissinger, Arafat, Gorbachev and Carter you still have any doubt about relevancy of this particular institution you are either very naïve or very optimistic. He did raise awareness of something scientific community was aware for at least 20 years. I suppose it deserves some recognition, but PEACE prize? What exactly is Mr. Gore’s contribution to Peace?