The link that claims that the data "is indeed lost" doesn't actually go anywhere, and the link that is titled "defense of their data loss" doesn't actually mention any lost data, in fact it's just a response by the UEA to the hacked email conversations and data.

But here's another great quote from that same article: "There is no proof in them of a conspiracy to lie about climate change. There is no proof in them that current climate change theory is off base. In fact, they reach the opposite conclusion."

A topic which (I hope) everyone can agree on. Believe it or not, most anti-life advocates would much rather see a baby be born and adopted into a loving home than be murdered in an abortion clinic.

Remember, this whole thing started when a Buddhist asked to put a shrine next to the cross and was denied. Are you also arguing that he should he have been allowed to build it on federal property?