William F. Jasper The New American Dec 19, 2012 GIGO, for
garbage-in, garbage-out is a basic principle of computing and/or
decision-making which holds that the validity or integrity of
the input will determine the validity or integrity of the
output. Which is why first-year computer students are taught to
check and recheck their input data and assumptions. It is not
unreasonable, therefor to expect the same of seasoned scientists
with multiple letters after their names, utilizing some of the
most sophisticated and expensive computers and operating out of
prestigious universities and laboratories. Especially when
taxpayers are underwriting their work and the studies produced
by their computer models are the basis for far-reaching public
policies that will dramatically impact those taxpayers, as well
as all of society. However, when it comes to the theory of
anthropogenic (human-caused) global warming, or AGW, the GIGO
principle appears to be the norm. The so-called mainstream media
(MSM) never seem to tire of