tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post2619515096607992334..comments2024-03-19T07:10:27.303-07:00Comments on Quark Soup by David Appell: Oregonian Op-EdDavid Appellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-343044112513194932009-01-19T00:21:00.000-08:002009-01-19T00:21:00.000-08:00You haven't convinced me of your thesis.But provin...You haven't convinced me of your thesis.<BR/><BR/>But proving something is "impossible" there is "no hope" has always been a challenge.<BR/><BR/>Cheers.Douglas Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686351092076044875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-61253239471665171422009-01-18T12:30:00.000-08:002009-01-18T12:30:00.000-08:00Well, if that's the case, let's take Roger Pielke ...Well, if that's the case, let's take Roger Pielke both, Benny Pieser, S. Fred Singer, Richard Lindzen, Bjorn Lomborg and Co. who have dedicated themselves to blocking action and line them up against the wall, perhaps metaphorically, but they will have deserved what they get. <BR/><BR/>If it's not the case, let's work towards doing what we can.EliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-91494736122935151232009-01-15T22:53:00.000-08:002009-01-15T22:53:00.000-08:00Do you think this approach is constructive, David?...Do you think this approach is constructive, David? I don't agree.<BR/><BR/>However f***ed we are, we can always get f***eder. Or less f***ed. At least until we are well and truly extinct.<BR/><BR/>I can't see how advising people to despair helps matters.<BR/><BR/>I agree with Dano that it's a moral imperative to try, but that's not all. It's a moral imperative to find a path to a solution, however unlikely, and work toward it.Michael Tobishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-41960229278146898902009-01-15T08:37:00.000-08:002009-01-15T08:37:00.000-08:00Yes. We - as individuals and as a society - are no...Yes. <BR/><BR/>We - as individuals and as a society - are not geared this way, have not evolved this way, and cultural evolution is far down another path. <BR/><BR/>Sigh.<BR/><BR/>The GF and I just had this conversation and asked why we don't give up. Morally, we must act. It is a moral imperative to try.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>DDanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709762632849004871noreply@blogger.com