Jerry Barnes wrote: > [start quote] > > One of the world's foremost meteorologists has called the theory that helped > Al Gore share the Nobel Peace Prize "ridiculous" and the product of "people > who don't understand how the atmosphere works". > > Dr William Gray, a pioneer in the science of seasonal hurricane forecasts, > told a packed lecture hall at the University of North Carolina that humans > were not responsible for the warming of the earth. > [end quote] > > the rest is here if you are interested: > > http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/gore-gets-a-cold-shoulder/2007/10/13/1191696238792.html > > Einstein, one of the world's foremost physicists of his day, did not believe in quantum physics. "*I, at any rate, am convinced that He does not throw dice.*" But as far as I understand modern physicists, quantum theory is a rather globally accepted concept. Smart people disagree. I am not sure how quoting one or two of these dissenters invalidates the larger consensus. Or as Americans, must we always believe in the lone wolf and that this person will always be right?
Even so, it does not convince me that we should not do what we can to mitigate the risk. Even if all this somehow turns out to be a misunderstanding the data, there are secondary and tertiary benefits to reasonable suggestions on how to mitigate the risk. Of course there are extreme suggestions with unacceptable immediate costs and there can probably be a lot of healthy debate on where the line between reasonable and extreme lies. But doing nothing now because "we just do not know for sure' does not make any sense to me. It is such a simple fiscal concept to me that it is easier and cheaper to plan ahead and take steps early rather the wait until the end and the pay for a rush job just on a chance that you may not need to in the end. Doesn't the fable of the and and the grasshopper teach us anything? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get involved in the latest ColdFusion discussions, product development sharing, and articles on the Adobe Labs wiki. http://labs/adobe.com/wiki/index.php/ColdFusion_8 Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:244992 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
