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To: d[-_-]b who wrote (115756)	7/18/2009 8:10:44 AM
From: epicure	Respond to of 541931

Sadly (in the case of some of the more unpleasant predictions), for all of us, forecasting has gotten much better. It's not perfect, by any means. But trying to equate the science of 20 years ago to the science of today, would be like ignoring the advent of the computer in the social lives of men and women. Even if you aren't in the sciences, if you have access to a computer you know that for the people who use it, it has changed many of the things we do, and the ways we do them, and the accuracy with which we do things. Certainly it has created a society of tech haves, and have nots. But the scientists are part of the "haves"- so for them it's changed a tremendous amount. In many cases it's be a Good Thing that people listened to scientists. What they discover often has relevance, and the models they build on their discoveries frequently have quite a bit of bearing on our future. Obviously you can base your opinion of science now on the science of years ago, but I wouldn't say it's a great model, and it sure doesn't work for me.

To: d[-_-]b who wrote (115756)	7/18/2009 10:09:57 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541931

So if someone writes a thousand-page history of WW2 and discusses the Holocaust, that means they advocate the Holocaust and are full of nutty ideas. I just want to make sure I understand your "logic" clearly and have it laid out clearly for everyone to consider in your future posts. And the next time you discuss something yourself, whether you like it or hate it, I hope you don't mind people laughing at your "nutty ideas". Now if you need to repeat 3-4 more times that the authors advocated something they didn't, just so the power of repetition sinks in, go ahead, but I doubt anyone else here will buy your distortions.