ezkcdude;180840 Wrote: > The basic theory of evolution is not debated, and the "details" of any > theory are not usually debated per se, rather they are filled in where > needed to explain lingering questions. And who should provide these > details, scientists or lay people? Obviously, debate among scientists > can be healthy for advancing science, itself, but how productive is > debate between scientists and lay people? Not very. > > The problem with the global warming or climate change "debate", is that > the vast majority of the scientific community resides on one side, while > conservative pundits and politicians mostly reside on the other. There > are very few qualified scientists "debating" climate change. > > At any rate, the climate change contrarians have already conceded that > climate change is taking place, even though 10 years ago they didn't > even believe that. Now, they've shifted the argument to man-made vs. > natural causes, but day by day they lose ground, because of mounting > scientific evidence, as we witnessed last week with the IPCC report.
You might find this an interesting read. http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=156df7e6-d490-41c9-8b1f-106fef8763c6&k=0 Then again, you may not. Oh, the UN. Thats like going to a taxidermist for a headache. To quote Paul Simon ,"A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest". -- konut ------------------------------------------------------------------------ konut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1596 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32352 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
