Re: [asa] climate change severity

Fivefree@aol.com

> "Plenty of young people tell me they don't believe it," he says. "But they
> won't touch this at all. If they're smart, they'll say: 'I'm going to let
> this run its course.' It's a sort of mild McCarthyism. I just believe in telling
> the truth the best I can.'
>
>

Mild McCarthyism. IIRR, Power struggles in science do not
involve amorphous blobs of "them". They involve an easily
countable number of people with names (typically on one hand
and certainly no more than both). Their arguments/data/model
can certainly be examined critically.

>
>
> So please, calm down, wait and see. Changing western civilization for the
> sake of 'mild McCarthyism' is not advisable. Besides, China and India (who are
> left blameless here) have an unlimited permit for CO2 emissions. How
> convenient. And Politically Correct.
>

Certainly, finding a sensible policy to deal with the issue in
accordance with its severity and compared with other pressing
matters, I can find some reason for discussion here. For example,
should we encourage stewardship by using encouragement (with
incentives) or "coercion" (regulations) for example. You are certainly
welcome to object to a policy that does exempts China and
India to the same economic load that the rest of the developed
world must endure. But let's focus on the science and what is
good policy and refrain from thoroughly bankrupt expression about
"political correctness" and "McCarthyism". They add nothing
productive or informative to the discussion.

by Grace we proceed,
Wayne

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Received on Sat Jan 6 20:39:17 2007