--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > on 9/26/05 10:31 AM, shempmcgurk at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > > > ...and there was that recent study in Switzerland that says > that > > > > > global warming is causing the polar ice caps to melt...on > Mars! > > > > > > > > > > It is the sun that goes through periods of emitting greater > heat > > > > > that may very well be responsible for global warming, NOT > > > anything > > > > > we are doing here on Earth such as burning fossil fuels. > > > > > > > > So you admit that global warming is taking place, but not that > > > humans are > > > > responsible for it. Do you realize how thin and delicate the > > > atmosphere is? > > > > And how much gunk we spew into it? How could it not have an > > effect? > > > > > > > > > Of COURSE it has an effect, Rick, my fingers typing out this > > > response on my keyboard is burning calories and is creating > global > > > warming. > > > > > > But there is ZERO evidence -- ZERO! -- that the global warming > > > caused by the burning of fossil fuels is causing all the > > > devastation and problems that many environmentalists claim it is. > > > > Actually there's *oogobs* of evidence. > > > > It's very much like evolution, in fact. > > > > > There are, simply, too many hurdles to overcome to come to that > > > conclusion: > > > > > > 1) Is global warming occuring? > > > > Overwhelming consensus that it is. > > > As Michael Creighton's excellent lecture pointed out (and which we > had extensive debate on already, Judy, on amt), consensus has > nothing to do with science; only facts do. >
Michael Creighton is incorrect then. Concensus IS an important part of Science. > > > > > > > 2) If it is occurring, is it caused by the burning of fossil > fuels? > > > > Somewhat less certain, but still a significant > > consensus. > > > ditto re: consensus. > > > > > > > 3) If it is caused by the burning of fossil fuels, is global > > > warming a good or bad thing? > > > > Again, overwhelming consensus that it's a bad thing. > > > > ditto re: consensus. > > > > > > > 4) If global warming is a bad thing, what are the costs/benefits > of > > > reversing it and what are the opportunity costs of reversing it? > > > > This isn't a "hurdle" to your original question, > > but rather to the question of what, if anything, > > we should do about global warming. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
