[Terrapreta] CO2 in the Oceans

[William Carr]

On Jun 22, 2008, at 1:00 PM, terrapreta-request at bioenergylists.org  
wrote:

> Hansen may indeed be a competent and sincere and well meaning  
> Scientist. The fact remains that if it was necessary for Gore to  
> mess with real data in order to arrive at the conclusion he wants,  
> if Hansen arrived at the same conclusion using different data, then  
> they are both wrong.



Non-Sequiter.    Independent processes leading to common results does  
not imply a false output just because you disagree.

If I use the ancient Shadow-stick method to measure the circumference  
of the Earth and compute it at 24,900 miles, and my neighbor uses a  
flawed method involving tea leaves, duct tape, and a goose, then  
fudges the result and comes up with 24,900 miles, then we are NOT both  
wrong.




Ah-Hem.


I have a radical suggestion.   This idea may take some by surprise,  
and may even seem a bit shocking.


How's about we respect the expertise of those who have studied and  
made science their profession ?


In other words, if you DO have a degree in Geophysics, Statistics,  
Climatology, or whatever, I would be fascinated to hear your views on  
this subject.


If, on the other hand, you are merely repeating, ad nauseam, your  
political party's talking points, and you are in fact, not a scientist  
---  perhaps you don't have the credibility required to make a  
positive contribution to this discussion.



Thank you for your attention.   We now return to our regularly  
scheduled discussion of Terra Preta, already in progress....