On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:09:56 -0700, "Capt. JG" said:
I guess you never heard about the wild variations that are part and
parcel
of the global warming situation. Do you really think it's as simple
as 'this
year and all following years it's going to be hotter'?

Dave:
IIRC, until Martin Luther insisted the Bible should be translated into
German, the standard party line was that it was much too complex to be
understood by non-clergy.

Jonathan,
I know you'll probably dismiss this, but what I've been saying isn't a
personal attack. It is an attack on the new American habit of just
believing whatever some idiot says just because he holds some place in
society. Bishop Al says global warming is our fault. Reputable
scientists - the ones who don't operate on grants so don't have
something to gain from the discussion, say the science we have today is
inconclusive. They say it is inconclusive because we do not yet have the
science to be able to properly interpret the research. Bishop Al, on the
other hand, is making millions on this debate all the while telling us
we should be riding bicycles to work as he's flying all over creation in
his private jet burning more fossil fuel in a day than most of us will
burn in a lifetime.

Is there Global Warming? If there is, is it our fault? Hell, I don't
know! And what's more its a fact that you don't know either - you can't
possibly know if the science isn't up to the task of interpreting the
research. But that doesn't stop some politician from trying to gain even
more control over our lives and tax us to death just because he can in
the name of junk science. Just look closely at the politics *as well as*
the real lowdown on stem cell research to see how much your politicians
lie to you all the time.

Back in 1974 I had the distinct priviledge of working for NOAA on a
research project (G.A.T.E.) looking at the world's weather systems. The
scientists aboard were among the tops in their fields. At that time
several told me that we were heading into a global freeze - another ice
age, all due to pollution. All of these guys were operating on grants.

Just a short while ago there was a news announcement from several
prominant vulcanologists that the earth's atmosphere was finally coming
off the several year *cooling period* due to the last of the sulfer
dioxide from the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo leaving the atmosphere. So
who're ya gonna believe? Bishop Al who doesn't even know what he wrote
in his book, or leading vulcanologists?

Am I against stopping pollution? Hell NO! I definately want to see the
end of the polluting of our air and water. But not because I believe
assholes like Bishop Al and his legion of anti freedom crusaders, but
because I'd like to live in a clean world and leave it clean for our
decendants. What I'd really like, and this aint never gonna happen, is
for people to begin to think for themselves instead of just taking the
word of scumbag leeches like Bishop Al and then repeating his verbal
vomit over and over as if its true. Look at all the *actual* data - on
any subject, and then think for yourself. Of course the danger in doing
this is that your politicians certainly won't look so good anymore...
See if your politician isn't a liar - ha!
Rant off.
Red