In message <Nz8um.48697$JG1.11258@newsfe24.iad>, graham 
 writes
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>"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message
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>> I can't believe the quantity of crap science I have seen posted recently.
>> --
>There's an unbelievable amount circulating in society as a whole.  Gillian
>McKeith was on the box the other night.  I watched a few minutes and what
>she was spouting I'm sure many people suck in uncritically.
>What angers me is that a local community college has just been upgraded to
>university status.  It has a department promoting quackery, such as
>iridology and homeopathy, that has no business being in such an institution.
>Rant over.
>Graham
>
>
Http://wapedia.mobi/en/Gillian_McKeith

'nuff said.
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On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:02:25 -0600, "graham"  wrote:

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>"Mike.. . ."  wrote in message 
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>> Following up to graham
>>
>>> Unfortunately, many do and many others believe it!
>>
>> I understand about 40% of americans dont believe in global warming and 40%
>> do believe in intelligent design, (maybe not all the same ones) no idea
>> what the figures are elsewhere
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>UIUI, the Creationit/ID crowd are led by their pastors to reject the idea of 
>global warming.
>(Spelling deliberate).

Dutch average temperatures for the last decades fell 1/2 degree today, when the
Dutch Met Office admitted that the national reference thermometer had been badly
sited and was reading too high all that time.
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Martin

On Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:18:43 +0100, June Hughes 
wrote:

>In message <06bvm.228336$0e4.216105@newsfe19.iad>, graham 
> writes
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>>"Mike.. . ."  wrote in message
>>news:1tmenl83a1910$.1b2ti2rdclu0h$.dlg@40tude.net...
>>> Following up to graham
>>>
>>>> Unfortunately, many do and many others believe it!
>>>
>>> I understand about 40% of americans dont believe in global warming and 40%
>>> do believe in intelligent design, (maybe not all the same ones) no idea
>>> what the figures are elsewhere
>>> --
>>UIUI, the Creationit/ID crowd are led by their pastors to reject the idea of
>>global warming.
>>(Spelling deliberate).

A survey showed that the majority of educated British people don't believe the
scale of global warming that is being predicted.

>>Graham
>>
>>
>Wasn't that Palin woman one?

Michael's bit on the warm side?
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Martin

"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message 
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> On Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:18:43 +0100, June Hughes 
> 
> wrote:
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>>In message <06bvm.228336$0e4.216105@newsfe19.iad>, graham
>> writes
>>>
>>>"Mike.. . ."  wrote in message
>>>news:1tmenl83a1910$.1b2ti2rdclu0h$.dlg@40tude.net...
>>>> Following up to graham
>>>>
>>>>> Unfortunately, many do and many others believe it!
>>>>
>>>> I understand about 40% of americans dont believe in global warming and 
>>>> 40%
>>>> do believe in intelligent design, (maybe not all the same ones) no idea
>>>> what the figures are elsewhere
>>>> --
>>>UIUI, the Creationit/ID crowd are led by their pastors to reject the idea 
>>>of
>>>global warming.
>>>(Spelling deliberate).
>
> A survey showed that the majority of educated British people don't believe 
> the
> scale of global warming that is being predicted.
>
Neither do all scientists!
http://www.friendsofscience.org/
Graham

Following up to graham 

>> A survey showed that the majority of educated British people don't believe 
>> the scale of global warming that is being predicted.

"a survey" and "scale" are weasel words.

> Neither do all scientists!
> http://www.friendsofscience.org/

isn't "most" (and rising) scary enough?
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Following up to graham 

>> A survey showed that the majority of educated British people don't believe 
>> the scale of global warming that is being predicted.

"a survey" and "scale" are weasel words.

I missed the real trick, the implication educated people believe less than
uneducated, almost fell for it!
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