"The New York Times' decision to publish a debut op-ed column by the newly-hired Bret Stephens, a notable denier of anthropogenic climate change, has sparked an uproar from the paper's subscribers, who are furious that the Times decided to publish a column that is contrary to much of the modern-day scientific consensus on the dangers of global warming.
In his column, Stephens compared the "certitude" with which Hillary Clinton's advisers believed she would win the 2016 election to climate scientists' repeated warnings about climate change risks.
As evidence, Stephens said that inaccurate polling data during the 2016 campaign proves that science can miss the mark in other fields as well.
As evidence, Stephens said that inaccurate polling data during the 2016 campaign proves that science can miss the mark in other fields as well.
"There’s a lesson here.
We live in a world in which data convey authority.
But authority has a way of descending to certitude, and certitude begets hubris," Stephens wrote.
We live in a world in which data convey authority.
But authority has a way of descending to certitude, and certitude begets hubris," Stephens wrote.
Stephens' column evoked a swift and angry response from many of the paper's subscribers, who promptly canceled their subscriptions and bashed the Times' decision to hire Stephens as a writer.
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@nytopinion @BretStephensNYT Think it's time to cancel my subscription.
Read @BretStephensNYT's debut column: "Climate of Complete Certainty" nyti.ms/2qnKGyW pic.twitter.com/jCzbfyhzwh
@nytopinion @nytimes @BretStephensNYT Please don't force me to cancel my subscription with this nonsense.
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