I'm typically not a fan of ad hominem dismissals, but I think there are exceptions for climatologists that say;
"We believe Earth and its ecosystems—created by God’s intelligent design and infinite power and sustained by His faithful providence —are robust, resilient, self-regulating, and self-correcting, admirably suited for human flourishing, and displaying His glory. Earth’s climate system is no exception. Recent global warming is one of many natural cycles of warming and cooling in geologic history."
Or;
"I finally became convinced that the theory of creation actually had a much better scientific basis than the theory of evolution, for the creation model was actually better able to explain the physical and biological complexity in the world. [...] Science has startled us with its many discoveries and advances, but it has hit a brick wall in its attempt to rid itself of the need for a creator and designer."
Dude's a quack. A well-trained quack to be sure, but still a quack.
So we have a creationist debunking a pseudoscientific climate scare story? It's hard to know who to believe. However, given that there are no other news stories about this, and given that Beckwith talks says hyperbolic stuff like "Welcome to climate chaos. We must declare a global climate emergency", I'm inclined to think it is just fearmongering BS.
I didn't realize the guy is a creationist but it is kind of ironic we have a creationist debunking a pseudoscientific climate scare story! OTOH, I know quite a few creationists who are excellent scientists and engineers. We simply have a disagreement for how this all got set into motion.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 21.8 ms ] thread"We believe Earth and its ecosystems—created by God’s intelligent design and infinite power and sustained by His faithful providence —are robust, resilient, self-regulating, and self-correcting, admirably suited for human flourishing, and displaying His glory. Earth’s climate system is no exception. Recent global warming is one of many natural cycles of warming and cooling in geologic history."
Or;
"I finally became convinced that the theory of creation actually had a much better scientific basis than the theory of evolution, for the creation model was actually better able to explain the physical and biological complexity in the world. [...] Science has startled us with its many discoveries and advances, but it has hit a brick wall in its attempt to rid itself of the need for a creator and designer."
Dude's a quack. A well-trained quack to be sure, but still a quack.
http://www.drroyspencer.com/2014/02/time-to-push-back-agains...
You should edit your comment to include links to where those particular quotes can be found.
http://theevolutioncrisis.org.uk/testimony2.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Spencer_(scientist)#Views