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Consensus does not equal truth

Published: November 3 2009 02:00 | Last updated: November 3 2009 02:00

From Mr Robert Gentle.

Sir, Your editorial “Follow the science of climate change” (November 2) falls into the classic trap of equating consensus with truth - if enough scientists say that man is driving global warming, then it must be true.

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