From: Michael Satterwhite <michael@...>
Date: 2009-04-19T07:58:18+09:00
Subject: Re: Goodbye Ruby - Hello Earth

Phlip wrote:
>> Now, do I believe the earth's climate is changing? Absolutely. It has
>> been in a state of flux since the beginning of time - why should it stop
>> now? Do I think man is the reason? The jury is out on that one.
> 
> Actually, >95% of all scientists agree the cause is anthropogenic (us).

As before ... exactly where does that statistic come from? What is its 
source? It's very easy to throw around numbers that have been tossed out 
- but many if not most statistics (from both sides) are simply made up.

As I pointed out in the previous post, there are over 30,000 scientists 
who signed a statement that they do *NOT* believe that. There is no 
comparative list of those who believe that it is. In and of itself, that 
doesn't say that it isn't. After all, there was once a vast majority of 
scientists who believed the earth was the center of the universe.

This is my main complaint with this type of argument. Those in the 
argument - on BOTH sides - seem to be incapable of rational thought. 
They hear a statement and don't question it. Worse, they accept - or 
reject - facts just because it happens to support their personal bias.
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