--- In [email protected], "do.rflex" <do.rf...@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Richard M" <compost1uk@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], Sal Sunshine > > <salsunshine@> > > 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! > > > > > You and Shemp are in a small minority. >
Thank you for that compliment. So was Da Vinci when he said the Earth was round. So was Einstein when he said that time was relative.
