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Arragonis · 10-30-2010, 05:40 PM

Hi,

I know this is insignificant but...

I'm 'retiring' from this debate at this point. Not because I don't believe in my position (which is of the "I don't know" strand of skepticism - aka the largest strand) but rather because I don't want to continue in this particular argument in this forum. I don't believe it adds any value to EM.

I believe most people come to, and contribute to, EM for the best reasons to themselves, mainly those are -

- AGW, I want to reduce my carbon footprint
- Political - I want to rely less of 'foreign oil' (depends where you live)
- Financial - I want to spend less
- Science - I want to be more efficient / waste less.

I have respect for all of those even if they are not my own.

I am 'retiring' because I just don't want to get into an argument over this and 'fall out' with lots of (internet) people I have come to respect, like Neil - I do read his posts and his threads a lot, I have even been known to visit his blog.

I don't agree with him over AGW but I will still watch his threads and his posts here with interest, especially the CarBEN project.

In the interests of balance with the original post I would recommend some other books like AW Mountford's "The Hockey Stick Illusion" or indeed Ian Plimer's "Heaven and Earth" for a balanced view alongside "Eaarth" (which I have only started reading). Yes I read both sides.

So with that, peace and Cheers everyone.

A.

10-30-2010, 05:40 PM	#76 (permalink)
Arragonis The PRC. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Elsewhere. Posts: 5,304 Thanks: 285 Thanked 536 Times in 384 Posts	Hi, I know this is insignificant but... I'm 'retiring' from this debate at this point. Not because I don't believe in my position (which is of the "I don't know" strand of skepticism - aka the largest strand) but rather because I don't want to continue in this particular argument in this forum. I don't believe it adds any value to EM. I believe most people come to, and contribute to, EM for the best reasons to themselves, mainly those are - - AGW, I want to reduce my carbon footprint - Political - I want to rely less of 'foreign oil' (depends where you live) - Financial - I want to spend less - Science - I want to be more efficient / waste less. I have respect for all of those even if they are not my own. I am 'retiring' because I just don't want to get into an argument over this and 'fall out' with lots of (internet) people I have come to respect, like Neil - I do read his posts and his threads a lot, I have even been known to visit his blog. I don't agree with him over AGW but I will still watch his threads and his posts here with interest, especially the CarBEN project. In the interests of balance with the original post I would recommend some other books like AW Mountford's "The Hockey Stick Illusion" or indeed Ian Plimer's "Heaven and Earth" for a balanced view alongside "Eaarth" (which I have only started reading). Yes I read both sides. So with that, peace and Cheers everyone. A. __________________ [I]So long and thanks for all the fish.[/I]