July 1st 04, 01:06 PM
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Solving Global Warming and this cool summer of 2004
In article ,
Steve Turner wrote:
On Wed, 30 Jun 04 12:15:32 GMT, (Lloyd Parker)
wrote:
No. In quantum mechanics, we know nothing for certain, but otherwise, we
know a lot. Carbon atoms have 6 protons; the earth is several billion
years
old; etc.
What hubris.
Are you saying carbon might have 5 or 7 protons?
Just as the earth was obviously flat -- elementary
observation once "proved" it. And there was no such thing as
elemental transmutation ... until radioactivity was inconveniently
discovered.
Steve Turner
You're saying science is useless. Sorry, I don't buy that, and I bet nobody
else here does either.
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