That it's so prevalent - it's like a Hydra-headed monster Keith Addison wrote:
>>Interesting cross post from gasification. >> >> > >Oh come on Weaver, we've scotched this brand of BS here so many times >before. what's interesting about it??? > >Keith > > > > >>-------- Original Message -------- >>Subject: Re: [Strawbale] Global warming >>Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 11:14:34 -0600 >>From: David Neeley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: Ron Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>CC: SB REPP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> >>I think it's interesting the amount of religious-like acceptance of >>either a belief in human contribution to a supposed global warming, or >>a rejection that such a thing is even happening at all. >> >>A very few years ago, there were serious scientific discussions and >>popular magazine covers regarding global *cooling* and an "approaching >>ice age." Now, the existence of global warming prompts "scientists" to >>attempt to drum out of the corps of science those who dare question >>the current cant--that "of course" we have global warming and "of >>course" we humans are contributing to it. >> >>Best as I can tell, evidence on all sides is most definitely mixed. >>There is a fairly good argument that cooling and warming trends have >>existed since long before humans were around at all. >> >>Local weather conditions, too, are at best highly unreliable guides. >>Some areas are "warming" while others have record snows (as in >>Anchorage at the moment). >> >>Personally, the only thing I am convinced of is that change is >>inevitable. I tend to think we've been in the rather balmy period >>between ice ages and that sooner or later we are likely to have >>another one. >> >>Interestingly enough, the geological record seems to indicate that >>when an ice age comes upon the earth, we go from a climate similar to >>ours now to ice covering a good part of the Northern and Southern >>hemispheres in about fifty years--less than an eyeblink in geological >>terms. >> >>To assert that "whose who question global warming have a financial or >>personal interest in the status quo", though, is the height of >>arrogance. I, for one, have no stake either financial or personal in >>the issue beyond an obvious interest in trying to determine the truth >>and the consequences it may present to me and my family. >> >>In the Dark Ages, the particular religious cant that could not be >>questioned was the prevailing religious tenets that "everyone" >>believed. Today, it seems to be global warming and its frequent >>pseudo-scientific corollary that this is something that no serious >>person can or should question. >> >>That, friends, is BS. The *first* tenet of science is that every >>assertion can and must be questioned over and over again to find areas >>in which it may lack in rigor and in which the notion may be refined >>to more closely fit the observed facts. >> >>So--kindly don't try to enforce such claptrap upon me or upon anyone >>who attempts to arrive over time at better approximations of the >>truth. Trying to relegate us to motives that may be self-serving or >>venal only goes so far, mostly upon the equally addle-pated that >>ascribe evil motives to any who don't readily agree with whatever your >>particular orthodoxy of the moment might be. >> >>David >> >> >> >>On 2/3/07, Ron Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >>>Ron >>>Those who question global warming have a financial or emotional >>>interest in the status quo. >>> >>> > > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
