Here’s a great metaphor for explaining why minor errors — inevitable in any large scientific undertaking — do not invalidate climate science.
Skeptics want you to view climate science as a house of cards: If you pull one card from the bottom, the whole thing collapses.
But science is more like a jigsaw puzzle, assembled piece by piece from thousands of studies spanning decades. Gradually, the overall picture emerges, until it’s unmistakable. A few missing or misplaced pieces don’t change the overall picture. (Read more)
Great comment! Hopefully, if I keep reading that entry and memorizing it, the message of science as a jigsaw puzzle that presents a picture, not a house of cards, will be at the tip of my tongue when I talk to skeptics and people who are unsure about climate change. Thanks for posting this.
I agree with Brian. Great metaphor that is easy to understand! I am glad this one is highlighted.