Comments on: Scott Adams for President (so long as he keeps drawing Dilbert) http://www.dandickinson.com/wordpress/?p=2452 Skirl: (skûrl) n. A shrill wailing sound Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:40:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dan http://www.dandickinson.com/wordpress/?p=2452&cpage=1#comment-102111 Dan Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:06:59 +0000 http://www.dandickinson.com/wordpress/?p=2452#comment-102111 I disagree with your interpretation. I think he's saying the case <i>has</i> been made enough to satisfy 99% of the world's scientists, but not people who have a vested interest in denying it (and there are many, so the counter-message stays out there). Read his point #1 again. There's definitely hyperbole on both sides; he's not saying the case for global warming hasn't been made, he's saying the case for imminent global disaster hasn't. Still, just because the bomb in front of you has a long slow fuse doesn't mean you shouldn't pay attention to it. :) You could pretty much boil the article down to one statement: people are predictable. If you look at this over a 60-year-span -- pretty much from the time that Silent Spring was published to 10-15 years from now when global warming simply isn't even a debate anymore -- it goes pretty much the same as any other contentious social issue of the last century or two. I disagree with your interpretation. I think he’s saying the case has been made enough to satisfy 99% of the world’s scientists, but not people who have a vested interest in denying it (and there are many, so the counter-message stays out there). Read his point #1 again.

There’s definitely hyperbole on both sides; he’s not saying the case for global warming hasn’t been made, he’s saying the case for imminent global disaster hasn’t. Still, just because the bomb in front of you has a long slow fuse doesn’t mean you shouldn’t pay attention to it. :)

You could pretty much boil the article down to one statement: people are predictable. If you look at this over a 60-year-span — pretty much from the time that Silent Spring was published to 10-15 years from now when global warming simply isn’t even a debate anymore — it goes pretty much the same as any other contentious social issue of the last century or two.

]]> By: Colin Henderson http://www.dandickinson.com/wordpress/?p=2452&cpage=1#comment-102109 Colin Henderson Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:00:20 +0000 http://www.dandickinson.com/wordpress/?p=2452#comment-102109 he's right of course, but he is making two points. Maybe he's a lawyer. 1) the case has not been made 2) humans are adaptive 2) is only required if 1) turns out to be correct. Me ... we have just undergone 1,000 years of cooling off, and now its warming up. But now i am debating 1) ... :-) he’s right of course, but he is making two points. Maybe he’s a lawyer.

1) the case has not been made
2) humans are adaptive

2) is only required if 1) turns out to be correct.

Me … we have just undergone 1,000 years of cooling off, and now its warming up. But now i am debating 1) … :-)

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