IMHO, here in a nutshell, is the problem.  Those who are scientifically
inclined will say  "you know, we just don't know a whole lot about it, it
seems like there is a trend here, and maybe we should be cautious----"

Those who are not scientifically inclined (those who are inclined to build
a strip mall) will say "God damn it, I know that there is no concern here
and these people who want to stop this strip mall are just a bunch of
alarmists".

Now, given the choice of believing someone who knows, versus someone who
doesn't, who are you going to put in your lot with.

  >> Global warming is not scientifically PROVEN, and
 >> > >>> even if it is happening,
 >> > >>> >> so what? We have NO idea why it's happening.
 >> > >>>
 >> > >>> >Not altogether true. Just like in plague times,
 >> > >>> there were people who knew.
 >> > >>> >they just didn't have the political voice to
 >> > >>> convince anyone who mattered.
 >> > >>>
 >> > >>> The ones who claim to know are rarley chalenged.
 >> > >>> They never admit that they
 >> > >>> are wrong and when proven wrong, they can only
 >> > >>> resort to name calling.
 >> > >>>