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To: LindyBill who wrote (90304)	12/12/2004 11:38:37 AM
From: Sig	Respond to of 793838

Good for Michael Crichton and his State of Fear. It has been too easy for enviromentalists to extrapolate certain findings into potential disasters. We are prone to worry about anything that represents change, to think the worst of the future. The British thought they were running out of coal, in the late 1800's. Didn't happen. Worried about bringing diseases back from the moon. Never found a bug up there, no life forms of any kinds that I have heard about. Everyone worried about the h-bombs and the cold war. Sold lots of shelters, built cities underground. Needlessly. They worried a lot about the effect of oil pipe lines in Alaska on the environment. I have never been to Alaska, do not plan to go. I know only one person who went there, by sea and airplane. He had no reason to look for caribou or polar bears, which are mighty dangerous creatures. Can see them better in a zoo. which ensures their survival even if Alaska disappears completely. They worried about using credit cards on Web purchases but now it is common practice. They worried about putting a stranger in the White house. Did'nt happen (hehehehehehehe)_ Now they are worried about a civil war in Iraq. Its not going to happen while GWB is charge. They worry about genetically altered crops and nuclear storage provisions. One of the biggest worries today is about being overweight, while those who claim without proof that they have the answers are making fortunes off diet books and sale of special foods. Now we have to find a way to keep them from killing Santa Clause and taking the joy out of Christmas. Where in He$$ do those worrywarts come from.? Sig

To: LindyBill who wrote (90304)	12/12/2004 11:41:56 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793838

I thought of you the other day as I was watching an interview on TV of someone talking about Discover Magazine's Top Ten Science Discoveries. Actually, "watching" is not the right word. I sometimes have the TV on while I'm on the computer and every once in a while something from the TV seeps through and I look up. Which is why I don't know who the guy being interviewed was. What he said that got my attention was that 2004 was the year in which scientists finally quit debating whether or not there is global warming and started debating instead what to do about it. Unfortunately, that was all he said about it and I haven't been able to track down a more complete opinion. Maybe something will show up in the next edition of Discover along with the Top Ten. In any case, I thought you'd be interested to know that that had happened. <g> FWIW, discover.com has a place where you can vote on the top ten among their list of 100 discoveries. I found the list interesting.