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- From: "loneroc" <loneroc@countryspeed.com>
- To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] cease global warming thread
- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:57:41 -0500
Hi Donna,
When you said "There are two major camps in the
world on the issue of climate change, and the 2 major political
parties have taken opposite sides, but both have oversimplified views. "
,You've hit the nail on the head--the global
warming discussion is---even as it's played out on this board---political
and religious in nature, not scientific, any more than the evolution vs.
creation is a scientific argument. (I must say that I'm a bit disappointed
in the tone that NAFEXers have set on the issue here.) There is, at this
point, nearly as strong a scientific consensus on global warming (the devil is
in the details) as there is on evolution. I agree that global warming, or
better put, climate change, is a fascinating topic and is a worthy subject of
speculation for fruit growers, but this discussion has essentially pitted
faith-based vs. fact-based world views (both perfectly valid--who is li'l ole me
to say?) and I don't believe that NAFEX is well-served by continuing the
discussion. I am, as one might suspect from the above, firmly in the
fact-based camp. But one of the pleasures of NAFEX for me has been the
comradeship I've had with others who don't share my world view. NAFEX is,
to my knowledge, the only group (in the broad sense) to which I belong that has
a large conservative religious contingent and I value the fact that this
organization has brought together groups that otherwise don't generally
associate. There is plenty of antagonism in the country as it is (with
apologies to our non-US members) and continued discussion of an issue that
focuses on our philosophical differences is disrupting a social relationship
which I value highly.
lonroc (Steve Herje)
SW Wisconsin USDA zone 3
PS: Greeting to my board friends--I've been
out of commission computer-wise for six months but I've been following the board
from the shadows. Satellite internet---finally!!!!!!!!
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Re: [NAFEX] Please CEASE global warming thread,
Ernest Plutko, 08/20/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Please CEASE global warming thread,
Ernest Plutko, 08/20/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Please CEASE global warming thread,
Kevin Moore, 08/20/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] DON'T cease global warming thread,
Kieran &/or Donna, 08/20/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] cease global warming thread, loneroc, 08/21/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] DON'T cease global warming thread, William C. Garthright, 08/21/2009
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[NAFEX] OT Please CEASE global warming thread,
Dr. Lucky Pittman, 08/21/2009
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[NAFEX] Eggplants are fruit! - OT flea beetle resistance,
Hilborn . E, 08/21/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Eggplants are fruit! - OT flea beetle resistance,
Kieran &/or Donna, 08/21/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] Eggplants are fruit! - OT flea beetle resistance, Hilborn . E, 08/21/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Eggplants are fruit! - OT flea beetle resistance,
Douglas Woodard, 08/21/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] Eggplants are fruit! - OT flea beetle resistance, Hilborn . E, 08/21/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Eggplants are fruit! - OT flea beetle resistance,
Kieran &/or Donna, 08/21/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] OT Please CEASE global warming thread,
Lawrence F. London, Jr., 08/22/2009
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[NAFEX] OFF TOPIC posts and consequences,
NAFEX, 08/23/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] OFF TOPIC posts and consequences, Richard Harrison, 08/23/2009
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[NAFEX] OFF TOPIC posts and consequences,
NAFEX, 08/23/2009
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[NAFEX] Eggplants are fruit! - OT flea beetle resistance,
Hilborn . E, 08/21/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] DON'T cease global warming thread,
Kieran &/or Donna, 08/20/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Please CEASE global warming thread,
Kevin Moore, 08/20/2009
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