Friday, October 31, 2008
Fear of More Than Flying
Via Drudge we are informed that Erica Jong fears more than flying. To be specific, Jong fears,
“If Obama loses it will spark the second American Civil War. Blood will run in the streets, believe me…”
Erica’s fear is so great that,
“My back is also suffering from spasms, so much so that I had to see an acupuncturist and get prescriptions for Valium.”
Take a couple more Valium, Erica, and rest easy in the knowledge that if a second American civil war; or, as some Southerners refer to the actual civil war as, “that recent unpleasantness;” does materialize, many individuals are armed and ready.
Only Believers (Kool Aid Drinkers) Allowed
From Drudge.
PURGE: SKEPTICAL REPORTERS TOSSED OFF OBAMA PLANE
Global Warming Theory is Politically Driven and is Not Scientifically Rigourous
Like MIT scientists, I am baffled by the global warming theory faithful, as is noted in this article titled MIT scientists baffled by global warming theory, contradicts scientific data.
Scientists at MIT have recorded a nearly simultaneous world-wide increase in methane levels. This is the first increase in ten years, and what baffles science is that this data contradicts theories stating man is the primary source of increase for this greenhouse gas.
One thing does seem very clear, however; science is only beginning to get a handle on the big picture of global warming. Findings like these tell us it’s too early to know for sure if man’s impact is affecting things at the political cry of “alarming rates.” We may simply be going through another natural cycle of warmer and colder times - one that’s been observed through a scientific analysis of the Earth to be naturally occuring for hundreds of thousands of years.
Yes, but why let little things let scientific facts get in the way of dogmatic theory?
On a related note, here is another paper on this subject, written by Dr. Richard S. Lindzen, the Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Atmospheric Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, titled Climate Science: Is It Currently Designed to Answer Questions?
Dr. Lindzen’s paper will take some time to read, but, is a rather thorough damning of the drum beating, dogma spewing, global warming theorists.
