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May 19th 05, 01:04 PM

On Mon, 16 May 2005 18:17:40 -0400, (I
AmnotGeorgeBush) wrote:

The history of the earth's climate is well documented back to the
begining of the earth's creation...grammar school basic earth and
science taught this. Carbon dating confirms much and plays a large part
of the techniques used to arrive at such widely accepted and mainstream
taught scientific facts.

Again, we know what the climate was, but not conclusively how it got
that way. There are many good theories, but that's all they are.

Like I told Frank, science can tell us that, for
instance, it was once tropical in Montana, and
that Glaciers covered much of the northern
United States during different time periods.
This proves that the earth's climate has
vacillated in a fairly wide range. But what this
DOESN'T tell us is how much of the current
global warming cycle can be attributed to
natural cyclic climatic changes, and how much
of it is a direct result of man made pollution.

Sure it can, and does. The amount of many chemical releases in the
atmosphere are man made. Many are not man made.

Exactly, which is why it is extremely difficult to make a positive
determination as to the percentage of man's contribution to the total
amount of global warming.

Some are both. However,
science has methods of measuring each,,including natural occurring vs.
manmade chemicals,,,such as methane gases.

Yes, and that "science" is in much dispute right now as there are many
scientists who do not accept the findings of others as conclusive.
There are still many assumptions being made.

Without a point of reference, it is extremely
difficult to positively determine how much we
are changing the climate.

The point of reference is the richness/ concentration of the gas.

Which we cannot positively ascertain because we do not know how much
of that gas truly came as a result of man-made pollution versus that
which is naturally occurring. One large volcano eruption, for
instance, can drastically effect the concentration of methane gasses
in the atmosphere.

An
example can be the amount of methane in a predetermined air sample.
Higher concentrations of the gas can be attributed to manmade releases
and emissions.

Or a volcano eruption. Methane gas does not have a "tag" which says
"man made" or natural. We can only measure the total concentration.

It's elementary for anyone with a fair retainment value
that took college science classes.

Since you called it "elementary", it's obvious that you've never
studied it, as it is far too complex a process to be called
"elementary". By attempting to make this issue simpler than it really
is, you also disparage the scientists who do this for a living.

Chloroflourocarbons released by the burning of fossil fuels is directly
linked to global warming.

No argument. But you can't positively determine the rate of global
warming that might still be occurring if we suddenly stopped using
fossil fuels today.

Global warming was proved by the continual shrinkage of the polar ice
cap confirmed by 24-7 high tech monitoring of such. Villages that reside
in the frozen tundra watch their mountains of ice shrink each year.

How much of that shrinkage would still be
occurring without man made pollution?

As you referred, the climate is thought to adhere to cycles, When the
cycles suddenly deviate substantially from the norm, it's dedeucedly

dedeucedly? Do you mean deductively? And you chastise MY vocabulary
and grammar.......

decided and accepted that something is amiss.

First of all, there is no "norm" when it comes to climatic shifts.
Many of those shifts occurred as the direct result of an external
random event, such as the asteroid strike which is generally the
current accepted theory for precipitating the extinction of the
dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period. There are other craters
all over the planet, as evidence of other such strikes. There is also
evidence of large volcano eruptions, which can spew enough particulate
matter into the atmosphere, that an "ice age" would likely result. The
climatic shifts which occur between these significant events is likely
only the result of climatic balance or a normalization from the
extremes caused by the random external events. It's also conceivable
that over the last billion years, that the solar energy output from
the sun could have deviated to some degree as well, which can
certainly affect surface temperature here.

We may still be "recovering" from the last ice age, as early evidence
shows that this planet was a great deal warmer millions of years ago.

When the glaciers continue
shrinking at an alarming rate that deviates from the projected models of
which you referred predictable climatic cycles

There have been more than a few major volcano eruptions in the last 25
years, which may play a role in this.

, and the amount of junk
released in the air we KNOW has increased,..it's widely accepted by even
the republicans at this point. Do you even know what your own party says
on this issue now, Dave? You appear to be aruing with -them-.

This is science, not politics. I'm arguing that we don't definitively
know the relative effects of man's pollution on the total amount of
global warming because there are still too many variables to make a
responsible conclusion.

You also failed to address the other side of the coin. Not only is
man's pollution a factor, but the gradual deforesting, by land
developers, can have a profound effect on the amount of CO2 in the air
(A major greenhouse gas)

_
You take issue with those free-thinkers and it moves you toward the
goblin that you are unable to cast out and exercise of yourself.

I have nothing against "free thinkers" (I am one), but I have a
problem with reckless thinking, and drawing alarmist conclusions when
all of the facts are not yet known.

Once again, you don't get it (Why should I be
surprised?).

You won't be, because you continue to be on the defensive of everyone
that corrects you.

It's not my problem that you are wrong in most cases (The roger beep
issue notwithstanding)

You find fault with all of them.

"Them", consists of you, and now recently, Frank.

It's not us, Dave, it's you.

Yet you've failed to prove me wrong in virtually every dispute that
we've had.

It's apparent it is glaringly painful when you are wrong and
corrected, but dammit, man, its not personal.

It takes more than simply stating your opposing opinion and the citing
of a mythical "majority" support group, that you, as a freelance
fishing rag contributor, claim to have the inside track with to prove
me wrong. Where are your facts?

Simply claiming that "the majority disagrees with you" is meaningless,
without corroborating proof.

You want to get rid of what you refer to as
"poorly crafted laws"? Then great! Go for it!

No,,I love the laws and the manner in whcih they are enforced.

You'd rather break the law. Socially irresponsible.

They keep
dicks like you off the freeband and allow the rest of us to play
carefree and unfettered from you being reactive (oposed to proactive)
from the confines of your own home, much as you do on the internet. It's
yourself that has messed all over yourself time and again whining about
the lack of enforcement.

Yea, silly me, for wishing that more people would accept more personal
responsibility and understand their societal obligations, in the same
way that their grandparents did.

You have my support. But until then, you are
bound to respect and obey the current laws as
they stand.

Regarding this law and dx, I discriminately and selectively invoke Civil
Disobedience.

A lame excuse from a simple scofflaw who narcissistically places their
own idea of self worth above the value of society itself.

Because you have difficulty comprehending the definitions
of words these days, you may seek to "quantify",,,er,,,qualify it.
Sorry,,,couldn't resist.

That's ok, I would never have "deduecedy" figured that out without
your help.

Dave
"Sandbagger"