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| Nov 28, 2009 5:31 pm |
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re: Request from John Veitch - assumptions and positions |
James Booth
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1 Climate change is happening
> Yes, as it happens all the time - part of natural systems
2 Climate change is caused / influenced by human activity
> Yes, to some degree, significance of which is as yet unknown
3 Possible courses of action or policy include:
a Doing nothing
b Increasing exploitation and use of fossil fuel reserves
c Promoting R&D and use of alternative / ‘clean’ energy sources
d Reducing energy demand
e Establishing global planning / coordination entities (‘world government’)
to promote 3c or 3d (or both)
f Preventing (e), strengthening national control
g Individuals taking responsibility for their own actions
h Utilizing wider variety of resources and outlawing artificial scarcity
i Understanding (use of) any technology and / or activity has consequences
j Being prepared for change - climatic or other - for survival
4 Fervor of debaters is motivated by concerns for
a scientific truth
b profitability of industry 3b
c profitability of industry 3c
d maintaining power of groups supporting industry 3b
e increasing / maintaining power of industry 3c
f establishing powerful world government
g preventing establishment of world government / maintaining US dominance
h undermining power of Obama administration
i supporting power of Obama administration
j Fear of consequences of assumption / policies 1Y & 2Y &3a or 3b
k Fear of consequences of assumptions (any of the above)
l Concern / feeling of responsibility for those who come after us
m Taking what we need and leaving the rest
5 Strategy and tactics available for adherents of (any) position
a Providing reliable scientific data
b Falsifying / doctoring / hiding scientific data
c Accusing opposing party of failure to do 5a
d Accusing opposing party of doing 5b
e Repeating / advertising own position incessantly to win common acceptance
f Refuting opposing position
g Asserting 'good' motivations (selection of 5) for own position
h Accusing opposing party of 'bad' motivations (5)
other than those asserted / acknowledged
i Seek and disseminate facts only, with no aim to profit
j Proceed in ways which support sustainability and LIFE
.Private Reply to James Booth (new win) |
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