I suppose that depends. Lomborg does make a good deal of his academic
qualifications in the preface to SE and, more importantly, he claims that SE
presents a view of the "real state of the world." The book is primarily a
criticism of other works, mostly scientific, and as such probably should
within stand the same inspection.
Steven
>From: Steve Verdon <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: "Discussion forum for environmental ethics."
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Lomborg ad nauseum
>Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 13:00:25 -0800
>
>--- Lisa Dangutis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > In a message dated 01/08/03 3:08:24 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > [log in to unmask] writes:
> >
> > > . "The problem is that he and the
> > > > > government have
> > > > > > presented him as something he is not: namely a
> > > > > scientist."
>
>
>Has Bjorn Lomborg ever claimed he is or was a scientist?
>
>Steve
>
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