[troutman]

Originally Posted by ken0042

I think part of the problem is that by dumbing it down to just the correlation, it leaves room for doubt. Especially with an extremely plausible theory (solar activity) being out there.

Sun & climate: moving in opposite directions

http://www.skepticalscience.com/sola...al-warming.htm

Over the last 35 years the sun has shown a slight cooling trend. However global temperatures have been increasing. Since the sun and climate are going in opposite directions scientists conclude the sun cannot be the cause of recent global warming.

The only way to blame the sun for the current rise in temperatures is by cherry picking the data. This is done by showing only past periods when sun and climate move together and ignoring the last few decades when the two are moving in opposite directions.