tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post5569248901840191797..comments2024-03-19T03:14:04.172-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: A Perfect Moral StormEliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-64578835877100315872011-07-11T21:07:06.297-04:002011-07-11T21:07:06.297-04:00Thanks JP, fixed.Thanks JP, fixed.EliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-90813584094701806452011-07-11T16:26:08.288-04:002011-07-11T16:26:08.288-04:00"By avoiding overtly selfish behaviour, earli..."By avoiding overtly selfish behaviour, earlier generations can take advantage of the future without the unpleasantness of admitting it – either to others, or, perhaps more importantly, to itself."<br /><br />As far as AGW goes, we can pretend that it is not happening or that it will be a problem for our grandchildren, but Peak oil is blatant selfishness. This generation of white men has used up over half of the irreplaceable oil reserves. There will be none left for our grandchildren to power the equipment they will need to fight global warming.<br /><br />Now we are blaming the Indians and the Chinese, who are using less than their fair share of the oil. When the whole basis of out civilisation is competition perhaps it is not surprising that we are selfish without even realising it.Alastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15152292130415788120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-68624537915141460462011-07-11T13:23:34.672-04:002011-07-11T13:23:34.672-04:00"Scientific progress is usually described as ..."Scientific progress is usually described as occurring through the formulation and testing of hypotheses, discarding those that fail to meet the test of observation. What is not so often remarked upon is the reluctance which many have to accept the results of observation, or even to bother determining whether any pertinent observation have been made…."<br /><br />Sherwood Rowland, quoted from "President's Lecture: The Need for Scientific Communication with the Public", Science; Jun 11, 1993; 260, 5114; Platinum Periodicals pg. 1571.<br /><br />as quoted by David Lewis in the comments at: http://questioningattitude.blogspot.com/2010/06/it-is-probable-that-atmospheric.html?showComment=1278371297283#c2891457439677482058Hank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-22355946747039973902011-07-11T06:10:36.293-04:002011-07-11T06:10:36.293-04:00A working link to the 18-page paper is here:
http...A working link to the 18-page paper is here:<br /><br />http://hettingern.people.cofc.edu/Environmental_Philosophy_Sp_09/Gardner_Perfect_Moral_Storm.pdf<br /><br />An outline on the topic:<br /><br />http://hettingern.people.cofc.edu/Environmental_Philosophy_Sp_09/Gardiner_Perfect_Moral_Storm.htm<br /><br /><br />John PumaJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479974040070719985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-47065724163878570142011-07-11T00:28:19.700-04:002011-07-11T00:28:19.700-04:00ABC Radio National (Australia): Philosopher's ...ABC Radio National (Australia): Philosopher's Zone <br /><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/rn/philosopherszone/stories/2011/3263952.htm" rel="nofollow">Climate change, geoengineering and the perfect moral storm</a> 9 July 2011.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-3203250063254631052011-07-11T00:19:43.340-04:002011-07-11T00:19:43.340-04:00Hint, it should look like this:
http://hettingern....Hint, it should look like this:<br />http://hettingern.people.cofc.edu/Environmental_Philosophy_Sp_09/Gardner_Perfect_Moral_Storm.pdfCapitalClimatehttp://capitalclimate.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-3845726759098737252011-07-10T20:10:58.629-04:002011-07-10T20:10:58.629-04:00Suggestion: Fix TFL to TFR.Suggestion: Fix TFL to TFR.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com