[Vision2020] Scientific Consensus: Global Warming: Skepticism &Replicatability

[Paul Rumelhart]

Fine.  No joking here.  An asteroid could wipe us out tomorrow.  What 
are you  doing about that?

Paul

...wondering why a question of "how important is this, and how best 
should we spend our resources" becomes "making a joke of it".

Tom Hansen wrote:
> Paul Rumelhart stated:
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> "We have a finite amount of resources to throw at the world's problems.  For
> example, what are we doing about the imminent expansion of our Sun into a
> red giant?  That will kill everyone on Earth.  We don't know exactly when
> that will occur, and exactly how long it will take.  Shouldn't we be
> developing shields, moving to Mars, or something?"
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> So, when confronted with environmental challenges (water conservation, use
> of alternative fuels, etc. etc.), it appears we have three choices.
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> 1)  We can be proactive and initiate and enforce preservation programs (as
> suggested by Andreas Schou), or
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> 2)  We can sit on our hands, do nothing, and spend our children's future (as
> suggested by Gary Crabtree), or
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> 3)  We can make a joke of it (as suggested by Paul Rumelhart).
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> It's your world, Mr. Rumelhart.  I'm just passing through.
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> Seeya round town, Moscow.
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> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
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> "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college
> students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."
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> - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
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