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Skriven 2007-02-02 11:42:05 av Richard Fallstrom (14813.babylon5)
     Kommentar till en text av rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
Ärende: Re: Cath0licism and Creati=nism (was: Shades of offensive language WAS 
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In article <KvCwh.15585$ji1.3077@newssvr12.news.prodigy.net>,
Vorlonagent <nojtspam@otfresno.com> wrote:

> Been here, done this all in honor of the release of Al Gore's big movie.
> 
> Just a quick revisiting.  I will not reply to any replies.
> 
> 1) The planet *is* getting warmer.
> 
> 2) But for the last 40 years we've been in a mild cold snap so it should be 
> getting warmer.
> 
> 3) The planet also recently came out of what's sometimes called a "mini Ice 
> Age" so once again, some global warming is normal and to be expected.  All 
> the scenes of melting pack ice and receding of glaciers, it's happened 
> before and will happen again.
> 
> 4) Global warming over time does not seem to correspond to the increase in 
> CO2 in the atmosphere over time.
> 
> 5) There is no proof that human activity is responsible for the majority of 
> the warming we see.  We can prove the planet is getting warmer.  We can 
> prove that humanity is putting tons of CO2 into the air.  The proof of 
> causality, that the second is the cause of the first, is not proven.
> 
> 6) The link between human CO2 emissions and global warming is made in 
> computer models.  These models are as yet very incomplete and simplistic 
> models of the Earth's climate system.  This is due to the fact that climate 
> science is nothing close to mature and modeling it is very complex.
> 
> 7) Most global warming computer models are paid for by people who wish to 
> prove or buttress the idea that humans are causing global warming.  Most of 
> what's left are paid for by people out to DISprove the same thing.  When the 
> scientist is being paid to produce a result, the science is suspect.
> 
> A mind that is both open and skeptical is a asset here.  A thinking human 
> being must consider what is proven and what is alleged through computer 
> models and such.  A thinking human being can come down on either side of the 
> issue and they should be given the respect that comes with having a 
> considered opinion.
> 
> There are huge issues at stake.  The economy of the planet runs on oil at 
> the moment. Seeking to recduce CO2 emissions threatenes the livlihood of any 
> country that tries it.  If fidelity to Kyoto is any judge, most countries 
> will choose their economy over concern for CO2 emissions.

It is too bad we don't have a computer like Mike Holmes (The Moon is a
Harsh Mistress by RAH) to calculate things like that for us. We might
be able to make do with a hypercube of 1024 G5 Macs but who's going to
program that beast?

Rick (sometimes is a GentleRF and sometimes is not)
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