Re: [asa] Creation Care

On 1/22/07, David Opderbeck <dopderbeck@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Rich, I think it's important to distinguish the facts Gore asserts from
> the images he displays. While it may be true, as the Real Climate Blog
> asserts, that Gore states most of the facts correctly, I can't see how any
> sober-minded person could view the string of images presented in that
> trailer and consider it a fair and balanced discussion of the problem. The
> impression I get upon viewing that trailer is that Florida will be
> underwater in short order and millions of starving refugees will soon be
> streaming into the U.S. interior. The actual science doesn't support that
> imagery by a longshot.
>
> BTW, I note that the Real Climate Blog also praises Gore's earlier book,
> Earth in the Balance. I read that book years ago. In it, Gore asserts that
> most of the major turning points in human history were attributable to
> environmental changes -- even pinpointing the outcomes of specific wars to
> particular environmental events. How anyone could consider that
> scientifically sound is beyond me.
>

I am not as willing to give Gore a pass as the Real Climate blog. I
provided the info above to show the differences of substance between Gore
and the professional climate scientists. My uncle who is a retired
environmental engineer opinion of Earth in the Balance was let's say less
than positive. By ignoring the nature of the images used in An Inconvenient
Truth the climate scientists also ignore that most Americans get their info
from the images themselves and not the underlying substance. Thus, in the
final analysis An Inconvenient Truth miscommunicates greatly. Further, by
doing this it makes sober discussion less likely and only inflames the
partisans on both sides. This is what I mean by saying that Gore was less
than helpful earlier.

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Received on Mon Jan 22 14:38:18 2007