I am no expert on climate change, but to me it seems "common sense" says
that you cannot take a system (like the Earth) and make huge changes to it
(chopping down forests, burning lots of fossil fuels etc) without having
some impact. Trying to suggest that there will be NO side effects to me is
the opposite of common sense.
On 10/04/2008, Carl Clifford <> wrote:
>
> Evan,
>
> Common sense science is where you do not indulge in that unnecessary
> empirical research nonsense. If something makes sense to you or it "is
> written" in the Holy Writ of your choice or marches your delusions, it must
> be so. Possibly this style of science should be called "Kekovichian',
> because "you know it makes sense".
>
> Carl Clifford
>
>
> On 10/04/2008, at 2:06 PM, Evan Beaver wrote:
> Utter lunacy. They support "common sense science" (whatever that is,
> maybe if they think the result doesn't make sense it is clearly
> wrong), such as 'opposing the Kyoto protocol.'
>
> I bet they're pro-House Crow too. Just joking...
>
> On 4/10/08, Carl Clifford <> wrote:
>
> > Chris,
> >
> > I just had a look through the Heartland site. It is hysterical, the best
> > laugh I have had for ages, particularly the page trumpeting the right of
> > peoples free access to experimental drugs. Surely this site is a spoof?
> > No
> > one of normal intellectual ability would believe any of the moronic
> > drivel
> > that is written there. If this site is Kosher, it would certainly
> > explain
> > the situation the world is in at the moment.
> >
> > Carl Clifford
> >
> >
> >
> > On 10/04/2008, at 1:00 PM, Chris Lloyd wrote:
> > The link provided by Ian May on a "Global Warming Conference" goes
> > straight
> > to the 'Heartland Institute' of Chicago. You can get a flavor for who
> > this
> > "authoritive" institute is by having a look around the website.
> > Unfortunately nobody provides filters for loony right, free market
> > "think
> > tanks" (oxymoron?). These are a variety of the same people that gave us
> > securitized subprime mortgages and we know how useful that has been. Let
> > stick with some science and leave the snake oil salespeople to Michael
> > Costa. Ciao
> >
> >
> >
> > Chris Lloyd
> >
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