Thank you for the opportunity to reply to this complex thread. I must move inland and am changing my server. Until then, this may be a first and last post to your provacative site. Thanks to former great minds and prolonged educational experiences, I can form opinions and communicate them. The world is not flat. Earth orbits Sol. We are probably not alone in the universe. Organic living is good for your health. And Science is a worthy approach to comprehending our little planet. I read all comments with interest and hope. Why shouldn't we try to predict climate and weather for scientific purposes? For twenty years I have lived on an Island in the Pacific, observing the processes of the sea around me. Half a century ago my Family lived near the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. The oceans are constantly moving and changing, affecting the world weather. Yes, we can choose what to believe within reasonable doubt. From simple observation and comparison, I don't doubt that the seas are indeed rising with the meltdown of the polar caps and glaciers. We could make the effort to prevent or prepare for potential consequences without harm to the ideal that 'all's right with the world'...why risk so much just to make a Point. It is obvious that humanity's masses are either unaware or in strong denial of our vulnerability to forces greater than Man or Woman. Homo sapiens breeds geniuses for survival of the species. Genius itself is a responsibility. For the record, I enjoy being human and doing my best for the environment and am not willing to settle back and play games with the future of the Planet. I may have only twenty years more to continue observing first-hand the battle against the encroaching waters. But I have Grandchildren who will have to live with whatever happens in the next sixty years. Every man for himself will not satisfy.
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Thank you for the opportunity to reply to this complex thread. I must move inland and am changing my server. Until then, this may be a first and last post to your provacative site. Thanks to former great minds and prolonged educational experiences, I can form opinions and communicate them. The world is not flat. Earth orbits Sol. We are probably not alone in the universe. Organic living is good for your health. And Science is a worthy approach to comprehending our little planet. I read all comments with interest and hope. Why shouldn't we try to predict climate and weather for scientific purposes? For twenty years I have lived on an Island in the Pacific, observing the processes of the sea around me. Half a century ago my Family lived near the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. The oceans are constantly moving and changing, affecting the world weather. Yes, we can choose what to believe within reasonable doubt. From simple observation and comparison, I don't doubt that the seas are indeed rising with the meltdown of the polar caps and glaciers. We could make the effort to prevent or prepare for potential consequences without harm to the ideal that 'all's right with the world'...why risk so much just to make a Point. It is obvious that humanity's masses are either unaware or in strong denial of our vulnerability to forces greater than Man or Woman. Homo sapiens breeds geniuses for survival of the species. Genius itself is a responsibility. For the record, I enjoy being human and doing my best for the environment and am not willing to settle back and play games with the future of the Planet. I may have only twenty years more to continue observing first-hand the battle against the encroaching waters. But I have Grandchildren who will have to live with whatever happens in the next sixty years. Every man for himself will not satisfy.