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More digital sillynonsense from Jeff Putz

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Aha ... it seems I have struck a nerve or two.  Please take the time to re-read my comments and try to separate an emotional reaction from a pragmatic one.

Re: Gore, the internet and media fabrications that is exactly my first point.  Get past the headline.

I did not suggest anywhere that there was not evidence to support global warming, in fact, I acknowledged it.  Glaciers are shrinking and there has been a nominal increase in average temperature over the last several decades.  What I stated is that there is ample research to support an opposite point of view and both deserve attention by the student.  Read the science behind the debate and take the time to understand it.  It is dangerous to simply read a conclusion and accept it as absolute.  For those who cannot find a contrary view to almost any discussion I suggest you are not trying very hard.

I stand my by question as to the arrogance of mankind when it comes to bringing [i]massive and lasting[/i] effect on the planet as a whole, not on  mankind itself.  There is no question in my mind that we do terrible things that adversely impact our environment and further no question that we can do a better job of managing our place in the environment.  I even agree that Gore's film has well intentioned suggestions to manage the problem, but understand in the big picture it is simply micromanagement and will not alter Earth's natural cycles of warming and cooling.   I said it offers no answers, when perhaps I should have said permanent answers.  What I did point out is how little we really know and understand this far into the debate. That is not to say we shouldn't do what we can on a day to day basis to keep our house clean.

My final point and the one I apparently did a poor job of conveying is that while global warming is an interesting topic, there are so many ways we can use our time and energy to move forward on so many fronts that will benefit mankind as a whole it is sad that we fall to quixotic quests when there is so much we can do on a daily basis both collectively and individually that can have immediate results.

Feedback welcome ...........

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