From his Oct. 18 letter, W.T. Hinds’ intelligence and education seem to be considerably higher but his prejudiced thinking and disdain for science are on a par with those of Rep. Paul Broun (regrettably from Georgia). If you look hard enough, it is entirely possible that you can find an authority on any subject who will contradict the ideas or findings of the body of expertise on that subject, or whose statements can be construed to that affect. That is exactly what Hinds did in citing Massachusetts Institute of Technology climate scientist Richard Lindzen.