[Terrapreta] Critical thinking or lack thereof

[Sean K. Barry]

Hi Kurt,

Long time ... no see.  I didn't miss the idea that the issue of global warming is complex.  I just do not adhere to the belief that perfect understanding of all the complexities of a system is a requirement for general understanding of it or for action to try and abate some of its problems.  Voltaire said, "The perfect is the enemy of the good".  If one honestly believes that we require complete and perfect understanding of the entire inner workings of global climate complexity, then they will never act.  Inaction is not good when obvious problems are evident as a result of inner-workings of global climate complexity.  Its probably best not to ask if you would agree with that, either?

SKB
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kurt Treutlein<mailto:rukurt at westnet.com.au> 
  To: Terra Preta<mailto:terrapreta at bioenergylists.org> 
  Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 3:29 PM
  Subject: Re: [Terrapreta] Critical thinking or lack thereof



  On Sun, 2008-02-17 at 15:07 -0600, Sean K. Barry wrote:
  > Hi Jim,
  >  
  > I'm with Richard on this, too. 

  Hi Jim,

  I'm not. The critical thing both Sean and Richard seem to have missed
  out on in that article is *Complexity*. The things Crichton says about
  climate change are not important nor Yellowstone, nor Chernobyl. The
  fact that things are a damn sight more complicated than we think, that
  is the important meat in his article.

  We are seeing this in our study of TP, and we need to remember it.

  Kurt


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