Some years ago, the holes in the ozone were a big deal in the press. All the time we read and heard about the holes in the ozone. Skin cancer was a big fear at the time. Now, no one talks about the ozone holes anymore. You don't hear so much about skin cancer anymore. Cause now it's all "global warming."
Right or wrong, here's my take on it....
The first time I ever heard about "global warming" was a couple years ago at the Yahoo message boards. People started posting about how the vice president of the United States, Al Gore, had made a movie about how the Earth was in big trouble.
Right away, alarm bells went off in my head. I mean, if global warming were such a disaster, shouldn't it be brought to us by scientists, and not politicians?
At the time I first learned about global warming...I was currently becoming a bigger fan of Mike Rivero. Not only did he post fantastic links, ask pertinent questions about 911, but he also frequently posted / responded to my letters. I really felt being part of the Mike Rivero's site was doing something to make some kind of positive change. Each time he posted or responded to one of my letters, I got a rush. Maybe I wasn't a nobody.
Yes, I now know better.
It took a long time for me to see Rivero for his true colors. If not for socrates, I probably never would have. It took a long time, but I eventually learned better.
Mike doesn't believe in global warming. It was at Mike's sight that I first saw links to Michael Crichton's powerful article on politicized science and Global warming. It impressed me no end at the time. And it still impresses me.
crichton-official.com/essay-stateoffear-whypoliticizedscienceisdangerous.html
If yiou want to read further, here's another quite long, but possibly superior article:
crichton-official.com/speech-alienscauseglobalwarming.html
Do I believe that burning oil is messing up the world's atmosphere? Yes. But when the media and poltiicans and big-business start screaming about it, alarm bells go off for me. I mean, since when have politicians and big-business ever shown that they care about the health, safety, and comfort of the common guy?
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Okay, I wanna take a quick turn or subject.
I teach English in Taiwan. A few weeks ago, a 17-year old high school student asked me to help her prepare for a speech contest. The subject of the contest?
"WHAT LAWS SHOULD TAIWAN PASS TO PROTECT ITSELF FROM GLOBAL WARMING?"
I asked her, "How can Taiwan pass laws about a scientific theory?"
She respnded, "It's not a theory. it's a fact. All my teachers told me. We even saw a movie at school about it."
this inspired the "Rosinante" post that so offended Socrates. The one that linked to the Crichton article. Actually, it's not a surprise for socrates. He's known for a long time that I've admired that article.
This also led to me to printing up Crichton''s essays, helping to translate them to my student, and also to an amazing class discussion on ithe ideas of politicans, businessmen, and profiteers - and how they might possibly use "science" to their benefit.
I guess it's the simple fact that the Al Gore; that the American and British Media; that the Taiwan media all TELL us that "Global Warming" is a fact - I think that's what makes me so eager to want to find out more about it. I gues that's what makes me so distrustful.
So let's talk. Please read the first Crichton Link. Read the second one if you've got the time. I think the Crichton articles are brilliant. So can someone, without anger, without insults - show me where Crichton is mistaken? Where I'm mistaken.
may41970
