[Rhodes22-list] An inconvenient reality.

[Geankoplis]

Brad wrote:  The bulk of the 'scientists' are of the same political ilk and
are hardly objective.   

Come on Brad, you cannot be a scientist and maintain something that is not
based on fact.  You can provide a theory (careful, note this word has a
different meaning in science than in common vernacular, the same as "gas" a
state of matter- and "gas something you put in your car). A theory must be
based on facts and legitimate data and it must have a predictive value.  If
you have a stock broker do you keep him because he is a political ally or do
you keep him because he consistently predicts which stocks are winners and
losers?  Saying politics influences 99% of scientist is like saying politics
determines how you fly your plane, and what laws of physics apply to you and
not someone else.  Based on the predictive abilities of the politicians who
denied the existence of global warming "nothing will happen, there will be
no increase in temps, no increase in weather disruptions, and no change in
glaciers, v.s. the mainstream scientist who accurately predicted what would
happen.  With the accuracy of their data and technology increasing their
predictions and models are even better, I'll put my trust in the scientist.
I don't give a damn what their politics are, if the vast majority of
scientist are in basic agreement then I'll be willing to listen and act.
You ask what we can do and then offer an absurd suggestion of abandoning
everything to the radical Muslims. Come on this is America, we can solve
almost anything if we really want to and work together not to just protect
our special privileges and not to always expect someone else to give up
something so we don't have to.

Chris G
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Rummy,

This sort of thing has been happening for eons.  If a scientist from
mainstream academia points this out he/she will be booed off the lectern
because it doesn't fit into the current funding stream.  It may have
happened due to global warming, or not.  Global warming may be real, or
not.  If it is real, it may be caused by man or nature. It could be a
natural cycl-a state  (remember the Ice Age?). The whole issue is so clouded
by the
political climate that rational discussion of the subject is difficult if
not impossible.  The bulk of the 'scientists' are of the same political ilk
and are hardly objective.

Let's assume global warming is real, and the cause is mankind.  What to do?
Maybe we can just let the radical Muslims have their way and move the whole
planet back to the 7th century.  There's always the issue of donkey gas to
deal with but maybe it is easier to handle than the 5.9 liter engine in my
Dodge pickup.  I dunno, and neither do these "experts".

Perhaps I've hung around educated idiots too much.  I'd be a lot more
impressed if they could pour piss out of a boot without reading the
instructions printed on the heel.

Brad


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