"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/m...9/ixworld.html

It appears that one of the legacies of the Clinton administration is
that global warming stopped in 1998.


Raising hand I have a question! Are you the opinion that there
could never be any information which would convince you that we *are*
contributing to global warming, and might want to change a few living
habits?

There is no information at this time that would convince me that global
warming is a man made phenomena.

You might be right, or you might be wrong. However, here's an analogy.
Your doctor says you have a brain tumor. You tell him won't believe it's
dangerous until he shows you a petri dish on his desk containing a tumor,
from your head, the size of a bran muffin. Of course, by that time, you'd
be so messed up that you won't be able to comment on what you're seeing.

No, the analogy should be; You have headaches and one doctor says you have
a brain tumor even though it doesn't show up on a CT scan, "it's too small"
says the doctor "to show up on a scan at this time but it will kill you if
left untreated". You go for a second opinion and that doctor asks about
your lifestyle, does and in-depth study and concludes that it's probably
related to your job as an amusement ride inspector but to be on the safe
side you should get a CT scan every 6 months for 2 years to be sure. You
can't quit your job ( you have a family to support) so you follow the second
doctors advice.

Doug, you call the second doctor a quack when that IS the reasonable choice.
The first doctor MAY be right but the evidence is not all in. There may be
a tumor caused by insult but it's not going to be malignant, it's not going
to grow or metastasize.