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[ OT ] Is Environmentalism a religion?
[ OT ] Is Environmentalism a religion?
Read the whole article: http://www.sepp.org/NewSEPP/GW-Aliens-Crichton.html ( excerpt below) In past centuries, the greatest killer of women was fever following childbirth . One woman in six died of this fever. In 1795, Alexander Gordon of Aberdeen suggested that the fevers were infectious processes, and he was able to cure them. The consensus said no. In 1843, Oliver Wendell Holmes claimed puerperal fever was contagious, and presented compelling evidence. The consensus said no. In 1849, Semmelweiss demonstrated that sanitary techniques virtually eliminated puerperal fever in hospitals under his management. The consensus said he was a Jew, ignored him, and dismissed him from his post. There was in fact no agreement on puerperal fever until the start of the twentieth century. Thus the consensus took one hundred and twenty five years to arrive at the right conclusion despite the efforts of the prominent "skeptics" around the world, skeptics who were demeaned and ignored. And despite the constant ongoing deaths of women. His intent is to make you think, considering ideas outside the herd... NOT follow the herd your already in.. In article , Dan writes: ubject: [ OT ] Is Environmentalism a religion? From: Dan Date: 17 May 2004 19:11:22 -0500 On Mon, 17 May 2004 17:35:37 -0500, "Stinger" wrote: "Michael Bryant" wrote in message ... From: "Stinger" Do a Nexus search. You'll see that in the 1970's that the fear was "Global Cooling." It was actually a cover story for Time magazine. And you'll see that that research was sponsored by the CIA to counter global warming scientists who were starting to emerge in the early 70's. Some of the reports even encouraged CO2 emissions to "balance out" cooling trends. Do a search on a guy named Idso. The CIA?!! Good grief, Michael -- whenever the evidence goes against the liberal belief system, they start seeing black helicopters. The problem with liberal "environmentalists" is that their belief system can arguably be called a religion. That's why you have a tough time with data that doesn't fit your belief system. Don't take my word for it, though. Here are some remarks by Michael Crichton (author of "The Terminal Man" and "The Andromeda Strain") that are very thought-provoking. -- Stinger Remarks to the Commonwealth Club By Michael Crichton San Francisco September 15, 2003 GREAT POST!!!! I have saved this gem. Dan Grundig S800, S650, S700, YB400, YB550PE Degen DE1102, Kaito KA1102 Drake R8, Radio Shack DX-440 Hallicrafters S-120 (1962) Zenith black dial 5 tube Tombstone (1937) E. H. Scott 23 tube Imperial Allwave in Tasman cabinet (1936) |
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Here's something That probably sailed over most heads...
as an sntidote to " Bad Science" or "Science by Consensus " http://www.sepp.org/NewSEPP/GW-Aliens-Crichton.html . . /... Just as we have established a tradition of double-blinded research to determine drug efficacy, we must institute double-blinded research in other policy areas as well. Certainly the increased use of computer models, such as GCMs, cries out for the separation of those who make the models from those who verify them. The fact is that the present structure of science is entrepreneurial, with individual investigative teams vying for funding from organizations that all too often have a clear stake in the outcome of the research-or appear to, which may be just as bad. This is not healthy for science. Sooner or later, we must form an independent research institute in this country. It must be funded by industry, by government, and by private philanthropy, both individuals and trusts. The money must be pooled, so that investigators do not know who is paying them. The institute must fund more than one team to do research in a particular area, and the verification of results will be a foregone requirement: teams will know their results will be checked by other groups. In many cases, those who decide how to gather the data will not gather it, and those who gather the data will not analyze it. If we were to address the land temperature records with such rigor, we would be well on our way to an understanding of exactly how much faith we can place in global warming, and therefore with what seriousness we must address this. [ OT ] Is Environmentalism a religion? In article , Dan writes: Don't take my word for it, though. Here are some remarks by Michael Crichton (author of "The Terminal Man" and "The Andromeda Strain") that are very thought-provoking. -- Stinger |
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