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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.


Interesting analogy, Jeff, but doctor #2 hasn't suggested any behavioral
changes. That would complete the picture.

"Behavioral changes?" What behavioral changes can effect the growth of an
existing brain tumor?


You're right. Nothing affects the growth of cells, cancerous or otherwise.
How silly of thousands of researchers to waste time meddling in the
inevitable.