In a message dated 7/22/2006 9:44:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I come to my understanding of the current global warming, "crisis", because I can do slightly better than simple math, have a passing understanding of statistics, and know where to look things up. I began my studies in college in the biological sciences, before switching to economics and history, and lived through the "new ice age scare" of the early 70's, and unlike most people was aware enough to remember it.. I don't need the backing of "every earth scientist I know" to paraphrase you, to have a jaundiced view of the current predictions. It seems to me that you are the one who's regurgitating what you've seen in the movies and on TV. ======= People who think the earth or nature can recover from anything thrown at it, tend to scare me. I have seen environmental degradation in my lifetime. It's not hard to see if you are looking. Whether or not global warming or an ice age (I remember that too) will result from pollution is a moot point to me. We may not be able to predict the future as well as we think because there are always unforeseen factors, but SOMETHING will result. Less arable land, less food, less drinking water is likely. So maybe people need some scaring to think about how their own actions can affect nature. To think about alternatives.
I can't defend the science either way. But mankind's rampant growth resulting in a negative impact on nature is fairly clear to see. However, an argument that one has not heard of a particular programmer/analysist is not a good one. I have a friend that has been fairly important in the Linux field. But because I think he has published only once as co-author in one journal, I doubt many of heard of him either. Computers/programming is a BIG field. Marnie aka Doe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
