From: "Robert Comer" 

> I think, rather, that the issue has been framed as a catastrophic disaster
> that we have to act upon quickly to save mankind.

More research needs to be done, but that is not outside the realm of
possibility.  We've had 95% mass extinctions just because the temperature
went up 10F.  It may not be the most likely scenario, but ignoring it would
kill it if it happens that way.  Moving inland wouldn't save us in that
case.

>I'm saying it's just as likely that it has been miscast and will bring
>greater good than harm in the overall picture and that it would behoove us
>to dedicate at least as much funding to adaptation and exploitation of the
>event to our benefit as those that want to work only from a prevention
>point-of-view -- prevention that I'm convinced is futile, which is not to
>say that that research can't overlap into proactive inititiatives as well.

It's even less likely that we can turn it to good than to have a 95%
extinction again.  And like I said with prevention, you sell us short.

--
Bob Comer


"Mark"  wrote in message
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> "Robert Comer" 
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>>> No, not give up, but face reality and redirect our efforts toward areas
>>> we can certainly have success in
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>> You are assuming we can have no success against even a partially natural
>> occurrence, you sell us *way* short.
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> I think, rather, that the issue has been framed as a catastrophic disaster
> that we have to act upon quickly to save mankind. I'm saying it's just as
> likely that it has been miscast and will bring greater good than harm in
> the overall picture and that it would behoove us to dedicate at least as
> much funding to adaptation and exploitation of the event to our benefit as
> those that want to work only from a prevention point-of-view -- prevention
> that I'm convinced is futile, which is not to say that that research can't
> overlap into proactive inititiatives as well.
>
> So, the other side of the coin is that *you* are selling us *way* short on
> our ability to benefit from the event rather than try to prevent it.
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