[Vision2020] Bush Admin on global warming

Ralph Nielsen nielsen at uidaho.edu
Thu Feb 8 20:44:01 PST 2007


No, Ted, I wasn't joking. Bush really believes this stuff. He really  
frightens me.

Ralph


> Ralph et. al.
>
> OK.  I'll bite!
>
> Assume "God" made the universe according to certain immutable laws,  
> and deliberately endowed human beings with the capacity to  
> ascertain these laws for the wise and compassionate use of these  
> God derived principles. To use our minds to their highest capacity  
> to discern these laws via scientific experiment and logic/ 
> mathematics is showing God great respect... To ignore our capacity  
> to discover scientific law and follow the results to prevent cruel  
> disasters from befalling human beings, to declare that the results  
> of science should be mystified or marginalized, even when science  
> warns of unwise actions human beings are engaged in that could  
> endanger millions of people... Well, I just don't think God or  
> Jesus would recommend this course of action in regards to global  
> warming.  Of course I am assuming certain concepts of what "God" or  
> "Jesus" intends...There is great disagreement on this subject.
>
> Perhaps Bush is talking to corporate heads in the energy business,  
> big time Wall Street investors, and even many people of more modest  
> means, who find the reality of global warming inconvenient for  
> their profit/investment models, their lifestyle and energy  
> consumption habits, rather than God or Jesus, on this subject.
>
> O.K. You were just joking...or were you?
>
> Ted Moffett
>
>
> On 2/8/07, Ralph Nielsen <nielsen at uidaho.edu> wrote: But you seem  
> to forget that Bush talks with both God and Jesus every
> day. No wonder he thinks he is right.
>
> Ralph
>



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