Some of the flat-out dumbest people I know have Mensa-level IQs. Many of the most productive people who add real value to the world around them are quite average, IQ-wise.
Stupid is more a state of mind and an attidude than a level of intelligence. I am still trying to understand how all these allegedly smart people can look at the emails and source code unearthed by the CRU whistleblowers and continue to ignore the obvious implications. "In disquisitions of every kind there are certain primary truths or first principles upon which all subsequent reasoning must depend. These contain an internal evidence which, antecedent to all reflection or combination, commands the assent of the mind. Where it produces not this effect, it must proceed either from some defect or disorder in the organs of perception, or from the influence of some strong interest, or passion, or prejudice." [Federalist Paper #31] - Publius On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 7:14 AM, Stephen Russell <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 1:28 AM, Michael Madigan <[email protected]> wrote: >> Nick, >> >> Temperatures have been recorded accurately since about 1850, so we have >> about 160 years of data. >> >> The Earth is about 4 billion years old. That means we are only looking at >> a tiny slice of time. There is no way to predict the future based on real >> temperature readings of only 160 years of a 4 billion year old planet. > ------------------------- > > I know a few geologists who disagree with you. > > >> This is like predicting the future of the stock market using the last 1 >> second of data. > ----------------- > > They do things differently today? > >> These people who are perpetrating this hoax should be arrested for fraud > ------------- > > Stupid people who think they are smarter then scientists should be > arrested as well. this way they can fight about it in jail as well. > ;-> > > > > -- > Stephen Russell > Sr. Production Systems Programmer > SQL Server DBA > Web and Winform Development > Independent Contractor > Memphis TN > > 901.246-0159 > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
