Re: Way OT:Global warming-was:GFM Attendees (updated)

[Dag T]

P� 11. des. 2003 kl. 18.58 skrev William Robb:
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Blakely"
Subject: RE: Way OT:Global warming-was:GFM Attendees (updated)
I understand that what you say is the current, politically correct 
mantra,
but I believe it's false.

http://www.clearlight.com/~mhieb/WVFossils/ice_ages.html

This is EXTREMELY OT and controversial.

Frankly, I view with great skepticism any source that has a vested
(monetary
or political) interest in promoting their position, i.e. if specific 
study
conclusions and/or "professional" opinions are necessary for further
funding, I'm wary. If the intent of the study is to support a 
politically
correct belief leading to an increase in the transfer of power from
citizens
to the government, I'm not about to just jump on the band wagon. The
entire
world is full of politicians screaming that "The sky is falling" and 
that
they have the answer that will save us all. They do this to rally a 
cause
(it can be any cause) to obtain support for votes, power and 
recognition.
It's in their nature. That humans are a major cause of global warming 
and
that we can do anything significant about it should be questioned
critically
by everyone, that is to say, it's not productive to repeat what may be
just
the false mantras of the day.
Words of wisdom for sure.
Of course this theory can be applied to way more topics than just 
global
warming.
Sure.

I think of it the other way around.  Should we be surprised if dumping 
a lot of some compound into the environment affects it?  We are so many 
now that it�s obvious to me that we will change the environment in some 
way.

Probably, we should be careful with too much of anything because it is 
more than likely that some of it will affect our world, and we may not 
notice it before it is too late.

It�s like smoking.  Why shouldn�t drawing a lot of smoke through our 
breathing organs cause some bad changes?

DagT :-)