# Has the world actually been cooling since 2002?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 19, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-world-actually-been-cooling-since-2002/681728 "2014-02-19T19:32:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![FXMastermind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fxmastermind/32/7289_2.png) [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2014, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-world-actually-been-cooling-since-2002/681728/526 "2014-03-05T11:23:12Z")

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Just in case anyone missed this:

> [@Uqbar](#):
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> ```
> And we see what might be termed "concision's curse" in forums like this; all that I needed to say was said in my post a few slots back, **but someone** , by saying, really, anything, no matter how indirect or demurely, **can drown it out with sheer quantity of output (to the cynical, noise**).
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In essence he is claiming I can drown out his view. With volume and noise.

**HERE IS HIS VIEW EVERYBODY! READ IT!**

> [@Uqbar](#):
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> I won't debate specifics such as temperature data, because I question the whole premise. As soon as I begin "debating" those specifics, I fall down the rabbit hole (right where you want me).
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Uqbar HAS CLAIMED the following -  
“**I won’t debate specifics such as temperature data, because I question the whole premise. As soon as I begin “debating” those specifics, I fall down the rabbit hole (right where you want me).**” = Uqbar

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