Nicholas Thompson wrote:
> The best argument for worrying about global warming presented so far in
> this interesting correspondence is the one that says it costs us relatively
> little to worry about it and and costs us LOT if we dont.  
>   
> Sort of like Pascal's argument for prayer, right? 
The consequences of not praying can't in principle be measured, at least 
in the sense of go to heaven or not..
But we can improve/disprove models for the consequences of global 
warming and its causes.   There are measurable things..

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