On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 23:18:06 GMT, GuidoXVI
wrote:

On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 16:28:59 -0500, Rex Tincher wrote:

Invest in bull**** repellent. In the 1970s the weather scientists got

After reading this little screed, I'll need a vat of the stuff.

media attention and government grants by predicting a new ice age.
That scam ran dry so then they started predicting global warming.

There have been warnings about CO2 buildup and its possible effect
on world climate since the 1960s. There was also, for a time, a cooling
trend that some scientists assumed was the start of another ice age. World
climate is a set of cycles within cycles. What its trend looks like at any
given moment is at least partly a function of where you start examining
the data.

Politicians and environmentalists love global warming because they can
"cure" it by imposing billions of dollars in energy taxes and reducing
our standard of living. Greed and envy are powerful human motivators,
especially in people who believe that they are too noble to be subject
to greed and envy.

Yes. We want to strip you of your worldly goods. You see, you
exist at the center of our universe, which is why we want to see as
much harm come to you and your kind as possible. Why? Oh, it doesn't
really matter, does it? You are you. We hate you. We want to see you
suffer because it suits us. Because it makes us happy.
/sarcasm

"Too noble to be subject to greed", my ass. What I'm looking
at is someone too caught up in his own BS to even try to understand
the truth. Right or wrong, there are serious scientists concerned
about global warming. There also appear to be at least a few who
aren't. Both have points to make. Perhaps you ought to try informing
yourself before jumping to conclusions.

If you ever decide you want to find out a little about
the history of the idea, do a Google search on "global warming history
(of) idea)". You'll find a considerable range of opinion.

Or, you could just go to some idiot right-wing conspiracy
website (www.foxnews.com, for instance) and you'll be treated to
your world just the way you like it.

How about if we just go to the trouble to PROVE what the problem is
(if there is a problem) and PROVE what needs to be done about it
BEFORE disrupting the economy and personal freedom.

If the eco-nuts can prove to me that X causes global warming, global
warming is a bad thing, and Y will fix the problem, I'm in. What we
have is bull**** theories that even the scientists cannot agree upon.
Even worse, massive amount of money and restrictions on personal
freedom are invested in fixes for theoretical problems that, for all
they know, might make the situation worse.

Do not give me a bunch of crap theories. I want provable facts.

Strider