--- In [email protected], Sal Sunshine <salsunsh...@...> wrote: > > On Jul 1, 2009, at 2:08 PM, shempmcgurk wrote: > > > Thanks for the excellent graph, Vaj. > > > > There's probably nothing better than this graph to demonstrate that > > there is zero connection between co2 emissions and global warming > > (note paticularly pre-1940). > > shemp, one thing I don't understand... > OK, we all get that you don't think GW > is a reality (or at least that's what you > keep implying, ad nauseum). But why > is it so important to you that others, > particularly others here, agree with you? > If you're secure in your own knowledge, > and that's good enough for you, why do > you constantly seem to need a group > consensus and validation of your opinion? > > I am really interested in knowing, because > to me, at least, the constant attempts > at validation and trying to prove others > "wrong" are somewhat fascinating. > > Sal >
Well, for my part... One of the things that I guess interests most people is *why do we believe in stuff*? And *why do we get to believe in it so vehemently*? For example we have folks here who have been TBs and now "see the light" (but now in some cases are just as blinkered as they were previously as to why others can't NOT see the light after their Damascene conversion out of TB). I think we Schemp types feel that this phenomenon of "TB" is manifesting in the global warming/climate change hysteria (as we would describe it). And it's darn fascinating IMO. For my part I am prepared to believe there *might* be something in the global warming conjecture. Though I think I would bet against it. But that's not the point really. What gets my attention is the crushing certainty and blinkered mind-set of the AGW TBs!
