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Recent content by Oberon

  1. O

    Global Warming ???

    I'm not the one playing games, and I'm not the one using bad tactics. 1. I cited numerous studies to back my points. You didn't read any of them or address any points any of them made. You just made disparaging comments about journals you apparently aren't familiar with. 2. I made claims...
  2. O

    Global Warming ???

    You are doing nothing other than clearly showing you have NO CLUE what you are talking about. These are RECENT studies in peer-reviewed journals written by experts. If the solar influence were as debunked as you say, they wouldn't exist. Ad hominem attacks only make you look foolish because...
  3. O

    Global Warming ???

    I quoted a peer-reviewed journal written by an expert. You quoted a blog. And my source said nothing about USAID "policy." It refered to 1986 guidelines and QUOTED the message relayed to ALL EMBASSIES. I do not, off the top of my head, but I would suggest reading the full article I quoted...
  4. O

    Global Warming ???

    No, actually, that's not my point at all. My point is addressing the precautionary principle, or rather the version that says "let's act now just in case." Both action and inaction have consequences. We banned DDT and set in motion actions which prevented or made difficult it's use in many other...
  5. O

    Global Warming ???

    You can't possibly be serious. You are equating air pollution with carbon emissions? The two aren't the same. Sure, cars and other large sources of CO2 emissions pollute, but this doesn't mean that kyoto will have any real effect on pollution. Where are the studies which show that kyoto would...
  6. O

    Global Warming ???

    (continued from above) You missed the point of my quote (and didn't reproduce it entirely either). The point was a lack of correlation between DDT resistance and DDT ineffectiveness. The quote continued as follows: "In Belize, there is no significant DDT resistance in vector populations, yet...
  7. O

    Global Warming ???

    (continued from above) You didn't cite a study. You cited a blog. As for the study the blog refers to, "Historical review of malarial control in southern African with emphasis on the use of indoor residual house-spraying," they conclude the exact opposite: "Evidence presented in this review...
  8. O

    Global Warming ???

    (continued from above) Not at all, and I'm sorry if it sounded like I was. I have appreciated the civility of this debate.
  9. O

    Global Warming ???

    Absolutely. The US, along with most of the world, was all about DDT until Carson's book. See here: “In 1977 environmental groups sued to force AID to ban exports of DDT, after which many countries could no longer obtain any. The World Bank extended $165 million dollars to...
  10. O

    Global Warming ???

    The point is that just about everything contains toxins. It doesn't make it unsafe. You are acting like it is that one scientist versus the panel. It isn't. The two sources don't disagree on the facts, in that they both recognize the possible risks. The expert commentator simply disagrees...
  11. O

    Global Warming ???

    Allow me to repost:
  12. O

    Global Warming ???

    And all they found was possible risks, as many studies showed little to no harm associated with DDT. Even vegetables have naturally occuring carcinogens. You can't compare the two. I'm not choosing the opinion of one scientist over the panel (or even many scientists), but choosing how to...
  13. O

    Objectively there is no colour green

    Rather, there is no spoon.
  14. O

    Global Warming ???

    I don't even know what this means. I'm thoroughly addressing every point. How? All the citations I gave in that list are real. They are easily verified by google. As for the journals or conferences they appeared in, these are also easily verified to be peer-reviewed journals. Just look at the...
  15. O

    Global Warming ???

    Every single one. The last step in the scientific method, i.e. a hypothesis is formed, then tested repeatedly, and if the results confirm the hypothesis, we have theory. Science is not about proof, which is reserved for logic and mathematics. It is about theories. The theory of gravity...
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