Re: [asa] Creation Care in Physics Today

At 07:59 PM 9/12/2007, Randy Isaac wrote:

>Those of you who were at the Edinburgh meeting were able to hear Sir
>John Houghton in person, along with Ghillian Prance, Bob White, and
>Cal DeWitt. Houghton and White also hosted an informal Q&A after the
>session which was quite interesting. Those of you who receive
>Physics Today will have noted a very respectful interview with a
>clear message of Christian responsibility. You can read it at
><http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_60/iss_9/30_1.shtml>http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_60/iss_9/30_1.shtml
>~ Randy

@ "human induced global warming is a weapon of mass destruction at
least as dangerous as chemical, nuclear or biological weapons that
kills more people than terrorism." "Unless we announce disasters no
one will listen.'' ~ John Houghton

I was really impressed with the proof he
offered! http://www.ichpeils.net/news/global_warming.jpg

"... peer-reviewed literature of more than 500 scientists have
published evidence ..." http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1895491/posts

QUOTE: "This alarmist approach reeked of stupidity, snake oil, and
misguided gospel preaching but was in line with a formula adopted by
the first chairman of the IPCC, Sir John Houghton, who produced the
IPCC's first three reports in 1990, 1995 and 2001 and wrote in his
book Global Warming, The Complete Briefing, in 1994: "Unless we
announce disasters no one will
listen.''
http://ff.org/centers/csspp/library/co2weekly/20061115/20061115_05.html

QUOTE: "..there are "scientists" in abundance who ...are not shy
about arguing "junk science," citing only favorable evidence while
ignoring the contrary, thereby risking not only their own
reputations, but also that of the profession we all love. The authors
cite an abundance of instances, some involving scientists of
nationwide stature. Frankly, I felt sick as I read this book. .. The
authors show how easy it is to buffalo the media, and by extension,
the public, by pseudoscientific claims made by "real" scientists
whose intellectual heritage is that of nineteenth- century snake oil
salesmen. To conclude this review, I will illustrate its disturbing
message by telling an old, stale joke. Why do they bury scientists
twelve feet down? Because, deep down, they are really good people.
Oops! Not funny! That should be some other profession, not
"scientists!" .... Other professions have their share of shysters.
So does the scientific profession. The public just has not picked up
on us yet. It is clear that far too many in our profession have lost
their way. Are they a small minority? I would like to think so. Do
they have a bad influence in our society? Yes. Is this a good thing?
Clearly, no. .." ~ John W. Burgeson reviewing TRUST US, WE'RE
EXPERTS... http://www.asa3.org/asa/BookReviews2000-present/9-02.html#Rampton

~ Janice ... John Houghton (Get out the butterfly net
) http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,93466,00.html

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Received on Wed Sep 12 21:42:27 2007