Per capita cost/value of infrastructure?

[William T Goodall]

On 21 Feb 2008, at 09:26, Russell Chapman wrote:

> William T Goodall wrote:
>> The arguments of the global warming deniers has so far run like this:
>>
>> 1) There's no such thing.
>> 2) There is but humans have nothing to do with causing it.
>> 3) We do cause it but getting a bit warmer is a good thing.
>> 4) We do cause it and it's a bad thing but it's better to do nothing
>> now.
>>
>> All of which are ways of saying do nothing. And are equivalent to
>> believing (1) and lying to persuade others to go along.
>>
>> Religion = Lies Maru
>
> Are you equating the deniers with religious zealots, or the believers?
> Most of the sceptics I've seen would add a
> 5)  The believers are preaching, and trying to force everyone to  
> change
> their way of life to suit the believer's theory


The deniers are practising religious thinking. They start from the  
desired conclusion and cherry pick and misrepresent evidence to  
support that desired conclusion. Just like creationists and other  
religious asshats.


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