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Comment by gdudeman

The human mind is tuned to story. Stories help us make sense of facts and give them meaning. That's probably different from person to person - possibly you believe you're on the fact end of the spectrum.

This is a small part of the overall climate story, but it's actually what you're arguing for I think - it's a factual account of how glacier ice has changed in the park. The same has happened in the Juneau Icefields, Mount Rainier and elsewhere.

Stories are also a useful way to summarize the facts and can be misused to support things that are not factual - I understand that's what you're saying here.

I'm not aware of the story you allude to around accurate or inaccurate thermometers - the one you believe to be the truth.

parent gdudeman 9 years ago

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