Ken and Peter,

I've really enjoyed reading your debate!  Bring on the next topic!  I'll
join in if I have time!


On 9/21/07, Peter Hunsberger <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> On 9/20/07, ken barber <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > well dr spencer is still reserching and still writing
> > and still lecturing.
>
> Well sort of.  He's pretty much stopped doing climate research, or at
> least publishing any papers.  Among other things he's gone on to
> championing creationism...
>
> > i guess i just happen to look at
> > his work with favor.
> > i guess i am just very sceptical and have to look at
> > things through the glasses of near 60 years of
> > watching things happen.
> > that does not make me right, it just makes me look at
> > everything very much as a sceptic.
>
> FYI, I'm only a couple of years younger than you.  I'm also a bit of a
> contrarian, however, for the most part I prefer to stay private and I
> don't have much time for public debate.  The one thing that will draw
> me out is when someone presents a position that is directly opposed to
> the scientific research that I am familiar with.  You may, somewhat
> correctly, perceive that as an attack on your position, but realize
> that it is also an attempt to validate my position; when I say show me
> one scientific paper that contradicts my position I really do want to
> know if such a thing exists...
>
> > i guess time will
> > tell. in the meantime everyone should conserve just
> > becouse it is the right thing to do even if one does
> > not think that it is the right thing to do for the
> > same reason that others think it is the right thing to
> > do.
>
> Conservation is good.  Knowing what to conserve is even better.
>
> >    i'll probaBLY shift to something else that comes
> > from living through something and that too will
> > probably stir up some of you on the list. but, i'll
> > wait a while on that. it came from visiting a friend
> > after one of his 3 trips to cambodia, the last taking
> > in his visits to "the killing fields." the memories
> > came back quickly.
>
> --
> Peter Hunsberger
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Kendall

An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress
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