Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers
#4011
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Re: Global Warming - a Liberal Scam?, (was Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers)
In article <3FAAAB43.B4072C31@mindspring.com>,
"C. E. White" <cewhite3@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> To sum it up - even if global warming is true, I believe the cure is worse
> than the disease. And furthermore, I think that even if it is true, the
> case is being dramatically overstated.
If I want my car's carb fixed, I will go to the best mechanic I can find
to do the job.
If I want my heart fixed, I will go to the best cardiologist I can find
to do the job.
If I want information about a problem with the environment that has the
potential to wipe out life on this planet, I will go to scientists who
spend their lives investigating the environment. I will certainly not go
to rec.driving.autos for such information.
"C. E. White" <cewhite3@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> To sum it up - even if global warming is true, I believe the cure is worse
> than the disease. And furthermore, I think that even if it is true, the
> case is being dramatically overstated.
If I want my car's carb fixed, I will go to the best mechanic I can find
to do the job.
If I want my heart fixed, I will go to the best cardiologist I can find
to do the job.
If I want information about a problem with the environment that has the
potential to wipe out life on this planet, I will go to scientists who
spend their lives investigating the environment. I will certainly not go
to rec.driving.autos for such information.
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Re: Global Warming - a Liberal Scam?, (was Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers)
In article <3FAAAB43.B4072C31@mindspring.com>,
"C. E. White" <cewhite3@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> To sum it up - even if global warming is true, I believe the cure is worse
> than the disease. And furthermore, I think that even if it is true, the
> case is being dramatically overstated.
If I want my car's carb fixed, I will go to the best mechanic I can find
to do the job.
If I want my heart fixed, I will go to the best cardiologist I can find
to do the job.
If I want information about a problem with the environment that has the
potential to wipe out life on this planet, I will go to scientists who
spend their lives investigating the environment. I will certainly not go
to rec.driving.autos for such information.
"C. E. White" <cewhite3@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> To sum it up - even if global warming is true, I believe the cure is worse
> than the disease. And furthermore, I think that even if it is true, the
> case is being dramatically overstated.
If I want my car's carb fixed, I will go to the best mechanic I can find
to do the job.
If I want my heart fixed, I will go to the best cardiologist I can find
to do the job.
If I want information about a problem with the environment that has the
potential to wipe out life on this planet, I will go to scientists who
spend their lives investigating the environment. I will certainly not go
to rec.driving.autos for such information.
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Re: Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers
On Sat, 8 Nov 2003, Bill Putney wrote:
> > > I always am skeptical of people who pretentiously refer to the Earth as
> > > if it were a person saying "Earth" instead of "the Earth" as any normal
> > > person (at least in the U.S.) would do
> >
> > Have you looked through a telescope lately and seen the Mars, the Saturn,
> > the Venus, the Jupiter, the Neptune, the Pluto...?
> > Looks like you're talking out of (the) Uranus.
> I thought about that before I posted. (BTW, you left out [the] Sun,
> [the] Moon.)
Naw, I didn't. Those aren't planets.
> The fact is, normal people (in the U.S. anyway), while they refer to the
> other planets as [name of planet] *without* the "the" refer to the earth
> as "the Earth". You want to argue with that, go right ahead. I'm not
> saying it's logical that we use "the" when referring to the Earth but
> not with the other planets - but it happens to be a fact of common
> usage.
You must not get out much. Lots and lots of normal people in the US refer
to Earth as Earth. Without any "the".
DS
> > > I always am skeptical of people who pretentiously refer to the Earth as
> > > if it were a person saying "Earth" instead of "the Earth" as any normal
> > > person (at least in the U.S.) would do
> >
> > Have you looked through a telescope lately and seen the Mars, the Saturn,
> > the Venus, the Jupiter, the Neptune, the Pluto...?
> > Looks like you're talking out of (the) Uranus.
> I thought about that before I posted. (BTW, you left out [the] Sun,
> [the] Moon.)
Naw, I didn't. Those aren't planets.
> The fact is, normal people (in the U.S. anyway), while they refer to the
> other planets as [name of planet] *without* the "the" refer to the earth
> as "the Earth". You want to argue with that, go right ahead. I'm not
> saying it's logical that we use "the" when referring to the Earth but
> not with the other planets - but it happens to be a fact of common
> usage.
You must not get out much. Lots and lots of normal people in the US refer
to Earth as Earth. Without any "the".
DS
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Re: Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers
On Sat, 8 Nov 2003, Bill Putney wrote:
> > > I always am skeptical of people who pretentiously refer to the Earth as
> > > if it were a person saying "Earth" instead of "the Earth" as any normal
> > > person (at least in the U.S.) would do
> >
> > Have you looked through a telescope lately and seen the Mars, the Saturn,
> > the Venus, the Jupiter, the Neptune, the Pluto...?
> > Looks like you're talking out of (the) Uranus.
> I thought about that before I posted. (BTW, you left out [the] Sun,
> [the] Moon.)
Naw, I didn't. Those aren't planets.
> The fact is, normal people (in the U.S. anyway), while they refer to the
> other planets as [name of planet] *without* the "the" refer to the earth
> as "the Earth". You want to argue with that, go right ahead. I'm not
> saying it's logical that we use "the" when referring to the Earth but
> not with the other planets - but it happens to be a fact of common
> usage.
You must not get out much. Lots and lots of normal people in the US refer
to Earth as Earth. Without any "the".
DS
> > > I always am skeptical of people who pretentiously refer to the Earth as
> > > if it were a person saying "Earth" instead of "the Earth" as any normal
> > > person (at least in the U.S.) would do
> >
> > Have you looked through a telescope lately and seen the Mars, the Saturn,
> > the Venus, the Jupiter, the Neptune, the Pluto...?
> > Looks like you're talking out of (the) Uranus.
> I thought about that before I posted. (BTW, you left out [the] Sun,
> [the] Moon.)
Naw, I didn't. Those aren't planets.
> The fact is, normal people (in the U.S. anyway), while they refer to the
> other planets as [name of planet] *without* the "the" refer to the earth
> as "the Earth". You want to argue with that, go right ahead. I'm not
> saying it's logical that we use "the" when referring to the Earth but
> not with the other planets - but it happens to be a fact of common
> usage.
You must not get out much. Lots and lots of normal people in the US refer
to Earth as Earth. Without any "the".
DS
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Re: Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers
On Sat, 8 Nov 2003, Bill Putney wrote:
> > > I always am skeptical of people who pretentiously refer to the Earth as
> > > if it were a person saying "Earth" instead of "the Earth" as any normal
> > > person (at least in the U.S.) would do
> >
> > Have you looked through a telescope lately and seen the Mars, the Saturn,
> > the Venus, the Jupiter, the Neptune, the Pluto...?
> > Looks like you're talking out of (the) Uranus.
> I thought about that before I posted. (BTW, you left out [the] Sun,
> [the] Moon.)
Naw, I didn't. Those aren't planets.
> The fact is, normal people (in the U.S. anyway), while they refer to the
> other planets as [name of planet] *without* the "the" refer to the earth
> as "the Earth". You want to argue with that, go right ahead. I'm not
> saying it's logical that we use "the" when referring to the Earth but
> not with the other planets - but it happens to be a fact of common
> usage.
You must not get out much. Lots and lots of normal people in the US refer
to Earth as Earth. Without any "the".
DS
> > > I always am skeptical of people who pretentiously refer to the Earth as
> > > if it were a person saying "Earth" instead of "the Earth" as any normal
> > > person (at least in the U.S.) would do
> >
> > Have you looked through a telescope lately and seen the Mars, the Saturn,
> > the Venus, the Jupiter, the Neptune, the Pluto...?
> > Looks like you're talking out of (the) Uranus.
> I thought about that before I posted. (BTW, you left out [the] Sun,
> [the] Moon.)
Naw, I didn't. Those aren't planets.
> The fact is, normal people (in the U.S. anyway), while they refer to the
> other planets as [name of planet] *without* the "the" refer to the earth
> as "the Earth". You want to argue with that, go right ahead. I'm not
> saying it's logical that we use "the" when referring to the Earth but
> not with the other planets - but it happens to be a fact of common
> usage.
You must not get out much. Lots and lots of normal people in the US refer
to Earth as Earth. Without any "the".
DS
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Re: Global Warming - a Liberal Scam?, (was Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers)
When you go to these scientists "who spend their lives investigating the
environment," please remember where the money comes from that allows them to
investigate the environment. Do not overlook the fact that these scientists
also receive their paychecks and funding for their research based on the
results of that research. It's a huge confict of interest. If they find
there is no problem with the environment, then they are basically saying
there's no more need for them to have a job. If, on the other hand, they
say there's a huge problem with the environment, they can then say that they
need more money to investigate this problem and therefore keep themselves
"useful" until that money runs out. They just have to make sure the new
research points to further problems.
IMHO
"Me" <srhi@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:srhi-9C750E.09391409112003@comcast.ash.giganews.com...
> In article <3FAAAB43.B4072C31@mindspring.com>,
> "C. E. White" <cewhite3@mindspring.com> wrote:
> >
> > To sum it up - even if global warming is true, I believe the cure is
worse
> > than the disease. And furthermore, I think that even if it is true, the
> > case is being dramatically overstated.
>
> If I want my car's carb fixed, I will go to the best mechanic I can find
> to do the job.
>
> If I want my heart fixed, I will go to the best cardiologist I can find
> to do the job.
>
> If I want information about a problem with the environment that has the
> potential to wipe out life on this planet, I will go to scientists who
> spend their lives investigating the environment. I will certainly not go
> to rec.driving.autos for such information.
environment," please remember where the money comes from that allows them to
investigate the environment. Do not overlook the fact that these scientists
also receive their paychecks and funding for their research based on the
results of that research. It's a huge confict of interest. If they find
there is no problem with the environment, then they are basically saying
there's no more need for them to have a job. If, on the other hand, they
say there's a huge problem with the environment, they can then say that they
need more money to investigate this problem and therefore keep themselves
"useful" until that money runs out. They just have to make sure the new
research points to further problems.
IMHO
"Me" <srhi@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:srhi-9C750E.09391409112003@comcast.ash.giganews.com...
> In article <3FAAAB43.B4072C31@mindspring.com>,
> "C. E. White" <cewhite3@mindspring.com> wrote:
> >
> > To sum it up - even if global warming is true, I believe the cure is
worse
> > than the disease. And furthermore, I think that even if it is true, the
> > case is being dramatically overstated.
>
> If I want my car's carb fixed, I will go to the best mechanic I can find
> to do the job.
>
> If I want my heart fixed, I will go to the best cardiologist I can find
> to do the job.
>
> If I want information about a problem with the environment that has the
> potential to wipe out life on this planet, I will go to scientists who
> spend their lives investigating the environment. I will certainly not go
> to rec.driving.autos for such information.
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Re: Global Warming - a Liberal Scam?, (was Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers)
When you go to these scientists "who spend their lives investigating the
environment," please remember where the money comes from that allows them to
investigate the environment. Do not overlook the fact that these scientists
also receive their paychecks and funding for their research based on the
results of that research. It's a huge confict of interest. If they find
there is no problem with the environment, then they are basically saying
there's no more need for them to have a job. If, on the other hand, they
say there's a huge problem with the environment, they can then say that they
need more money to investigate this problem and therefore keep themselves
"useful" until that money runs out. They just have to make sure the new
research points to further problems.
IMHO
"Me" <srhi@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:srhi-9C750E.09391409112003@comcast.ash.giganews.com...
> In article <3FAAAB43.B4072C31@mindspring.com>,
> "C. E. White" <cewhite3@mindspring.com> wrote:
> >
> > To sum it up - even if global warming is true, I believe the cure is
worse
> > than the disease. And furthermore, I think that even if it is true, the
> > case is being dramatically overstated.
>
> If I want my car's carb fixed, I will go to the best mechanic I can find
> to do the job.
>
> If I want my heart fixed, I will go to the best cardiologist I can find
> to do the job.
>
> If I want information about a problem with the environment that has the
> potential to wipe out life on this planet, I will go to scientists who
> spend their lives investigating the environment. I will certainly not go
> to rec.driving.autos for such information.
environment," please remember where the money comes from that allows them to
investigate the environment. Do not overlook the fact that these scientists
also receive their paychecks and funding for their research based on the
results of that research. It's a huge confict of interest. If they find
there is no problem with the environment, then they are basically saying
there's no more need for them to have a job. If, on the other hand, they
say there's a huge problem with the environment, they can then say that they
need more money to investigate this problem and therefore keep themselves
"useful" until that money runs out. They just have to make sure the new
research points to further problems.
IMHO
"Me" <srhi@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:srhi-9C750E.09391409112003@comcast.ash.giganews.com...
> In article <3FAAAB43.B4072C31@mindspring.com>,
> "C. E. White" <cewhite3@mindspring.com> wrote:
> >
> > To sum it up - even if global warming is true, I believe the cure is
worse
> > than the disease. And furthermore, I think that even if it is true, the
> > case is being dramatically overstated.
>
> If I want my car's carb fixed, I will go to the best mechanic I can find
> to do the job.
>
> If I want my heart fixed, I will go to the best cardiologist I can find
> to do the job.
>
> If I want information about a problem with the environment that has the
> potential to wipe out life on this planet, I will go to scientists who
> spend their lives investigating the environment. I will certainly not go
> to rec.driving.autos for such information.
#4018
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Re: Global Warming - a Liberal Scam?, (was Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers)
When you go to these scientists "who spend their lives investigating the
environment," please remember where the money comes from that allows them to
investigate the environment. Do not overlook the fact that these scientists
also receive their paychecks and funding for their research based on the
results of that research. It's a huge confict of interest. If they find
there is no problem with the environment, then they are basically saying
there's no more need for them to have a job. If, on the other hand, they
say there's a huge problem with the environment, they can then say that they
need more money to investigate this problem and therefore keep themselves
"useful" until that money runs out. They just have to make sure the new
research points to further problems.
IMHO
"Me" <srhi@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:srhi-9C750E.09391409112003@comcast.ash.giganews.com...
> In article <3FAAAB43.B4072C31@mindspring.com>,
> "C. E. White" <cewhite3@mindspring.com> wrote:
> >
> > To sum it up - even if global warming is true, I believe the cure is
worse
> > than the disease. And furthermore, I think that even if it is true, the
> > case is being dramatically overstated.
>
> If I want my car's carb fixed, I will go to the best mechanic I can find
> to do the job.
>
> If I want my heart fixed, I will go to the best cardiologist I can find
> to do the job.
>
> If I want information about a problem with the environment that has the
> potential to wipe out life on this planet, I will go to scientists who
> spend their lives investigating the environment. I will certainly not go
> to rec.driving.autos for such information.
environment," please remember where the money comes from that allows them to
investigate the environment. Do not overlook the fact that these scientists
also receive their paychecks and funding for their research based on the
results of that research. It's a huge confict of interest. If they find
there is no problem with the environment, then they are basically saying
there's no more need for them to have a job. If, on the other hand, they
say there's a huge problem with the environment, they can then say that they
need more money to investigate this problem and therefore keep themselves
"useful" until that money runs out. They just have to make sure the new
research points to further problems.
IMHO
"Me" <srhi@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:srhi-9C750E.09391409112003@comcast.ash.giganews.com...
> In article <3FAAAB43.B4072C31@mindspring.com>,
> "C. E. White" <cewhite3@mindspring.com> wrote:
> >
> > To sum it up - even if global warming is true, I believe the cure is
worse
> > than the disease. And furthermore, I think that even if it is true, the
> > case is being dramatically overstated.
>
> If I want my car's carb fixed, I will go to the best mechanic I can find
> to do the job.
>
> If I want my heart fixed, I will go to the best cardiologist I can find
> to do the job.
>
> If I want information about a problem with the environment that has the
> potential to wipe out life on this planet, I will go to scientists who
> spend their lives investigating the environment. I will certainly not go
> to rec.driving.autos for such information.
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Re: Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers
Bill Putney <bputney@kinez.net> wrote in message news:<3FADC066.361957AB@kinez.net>...
> > Were you offended? I wasn't.
>
> No - I'm part of the other 5%. I can do that since I take nothing he
> says seriously.
Were you actually offended by what Howard Dean said?
> > Were you offended? I wasn't.
>
> No - I'm part of the other 5%. I can do that since I take nothing he
> says seriously.
Were you actually offended by what Howard Dean said?
#4020
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Re: Huge study about safety can be misinterpreted by SUV drivers
Bill Putney <bputney@kinez.net> wrote in message news:<3FADC066.361957AB@kinez.net>...
> > Were you offended? I wasn't.
>
> No - I'm part of the other 5%. I can do that since I take nothing he
> says seriously.
Were you actually offended by what Howard Dean said?
> > Were you offended? I wasn't.
>
> No - I'm part of the other 5%. I can do that since I take nothing he
> says seriously.
Were you actually offended by what Howard Dean said?