Re: OT: interesting global warming quote found elsewhwere

Martin Griffith wrote:
On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 21:26:40 -0700 (PDT), in sci.electronics.design
bill.sloman@xxxxxxxx wrote:

On Aug 7, 3:29 am, Joerg <notthisjoerg...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
James Arthur wrote:
bill.slo...@xxxxxxxx wrote:
On Aug 6, 3:15 am, James Arthur wrote:

<snip unflattering description of Al Gore's book>

His writing is so rife with unclear thinking and innuendo that
making clear criticism of it is hard work.
>>>>
Offhand, in this one paragraph...
Errors of fact:
1) Our system /has/ taken great note and alarm about the environment.
2) No abject failure: we've taken great and effective measures
to protect same.
3) Pollution is less than ever as a result.
4) There's no indication of impending catastrophe.
5) Humankind destroys tens of thousands of species each year?
Errors of logic:
1) That making daily economic decisions precipitates catastrophe.
2) Mixed metaphor: economics vs. totalitarianism
Appeals to emotion:
1) Lucre drives environmental destruction.
2) Comparison of our system to Marxism-Leninism. Implication:
ours is more destructive.
ROFL! That would be the point where I'd stop and place the book into the
recycling bin.
>>
Your loss. And you would have been worse off if you'd been reading the
book back in 1992, when the scientific data that Gore was popularising
was less generally accessible.

A bit more history here

http://www.globalwarmingart.com/wiki/Image:Arrhenius_pdf


martin

Thanks Martin. I've downloaded it, and aim to peruse it.

Cheers,
James Arthur
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