People seem to often be focusing first on this word "trick" used in a Phil Jones email:
"I've just completed Mike's Nature trick of adding in the real temps to each series for the last 20 years (i.e., from 1981 onwards) and from 1961 for Keith's to hide the decline."
Seems pretty straightforward, right? But according to the spinners, that's only because you're stupid.
Skeptics who are focusing on this particular word just do not understand some of the inside language scientists use.
Um. Well, spinner, most of us focus on the term "hide the decline". It may be difficult for you to believe, but we are actually at least as smart as you. Many of us have extensive backgrounds in science. Given your background, the term, "trick" likely involves sexual activity of an illegal nature, which is why you home in on that word when the rest of us look at the full context.
Ever notice that they always claim that you "don't understand"?
That smug superiority thing was wearing thin, even before they got caught with their pants down.
Skeptics who are focusing on this particular word just do not understand some of the inside language scientists use.
