ezkcdude;180840 Wrote: > The basic theory of evolution is not debated, and the "details" of any > theory are not usually debated per se, rather they are filled in where > needed to explain lingering questions. And who should provide these > details, scientists or lay people? Obviously, debate among scientists > can be healthy for advancing science, itself, but how productive is > debate between scientists and lay people? Not very. > > The problem with the global warming or climate change "debate", is that > the vast majority of the scientific community resides on one side, while > conservative pundits and politicians mostly reside on the other. There > are very few qualified scientists "debating" climate change. > > At any rate, the climate change contrarians have already conceded that > climate change is taking place, even though 10 years ago they didn't > even believe that. Now, they've shifted the argument to man-made vs. > natural causes, but day by day they lose ground, because of mounting > scientific evidence, as we witnessed last week with the IPCC report.
I have the feeling (I haven't studied this scientifically) that politicians in Europe have pretty much embraced man-made climate change as being real. Now, I also suspect that many politicians really like this idea, as it gives them ample reasons to impose new taxes and tell people in detail how to live their lifes. It's a bit of a european politician's wet dream. -- P Floding No, I didn't ABX it. And I won't even if you ask me. (Especially not if you ask me.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P Floding's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2932 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32352 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
