Re: OT -- attacking science and fighting back


"Jo Schaper" <jospamnotschaper34@5socket78dot9net> wrote in message
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SBC Yahoo wrote:
"Petra" <petrasrcf@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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SBC Yahoo wrote:
In science, only the truth matters.
Well SBC Yahoo I couldn't agree with you more, have you seen any truth
lately?

That's a partial yes/no thing. The truth is "out there", but where
"out there" might be I'm not sure. I see a definite division between
those that go "out there" and those that don't go "out there." Those
that venture "out there" say they've seen it and they know what it
looks like, whereas those who haven't been "out there" say they've read
about it and they too know without having to see it. I'm not sure if
this is a clear division between geologists and others or not, but it's
puzzling for sure.

I'm in the group that likes to go "out there", touch it and see if it
agrees with the papers people have written as sometimes it's darn
interesting, because once "out there" you know that whomever wrote some
of those papers had no idea at all that what they said was so far off
the mark that it couldn't possibly be anywhere near "the truth."

As for those on Capital Hill, well I'm sure they have differences of
opinions too. Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey who sits on the Science
Committee, (whom I've known for ten years) sent me a nice letter just
last week commending me on my proactive stance on earthquake safety
issues in California. It's good we can agree on that one.

So SBC, what's your uptake, is going "out there" a good thing or
unnecessary?

Petra

Earthquake preparedness, in California, must be something like the "duck
and cover" we went through during the Cuban Missile Crisis. As school
kids, we were told in the event of a nuclear explosion (attack), we were
to get under our desks (duck) and place our hands over our heads (cover).
A lot of good that would have done, huh? I think the best EQ prep is to
move to the Midwest.

Yeah. Earthquake-proof land is cheap near New Madrid, Missouri. *|;-^)

Yes I see the similarity between the New Madrid Fault and the San Andreas.
During the past week there were 283 earthquake events in California, of
magnitude 1-5, while along the New Madrid there were 3 of magnitude 1 and 2.
(http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/)


This place is the King of Earthquakes, in the US.

I do believe the historic New Madrid quake may have been one of the
strongest to hit the USA in recent times, although a Alaskan quake was
around 9.0 not too long ago. You are probably more likely to be struck by
lightning in Southern Missouri that to be involved in a major quake (+6.0).
While in SoCal, it is not a question of if, just when.

I suppose that is why so many are trying out their versions of Earthquake
Crystal Balls?



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