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LouisvilleDem

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19. And you call us the deniers?
Fri Nov 15, 2013, 10:02 AM
Nov 2013

If you are incapable of seeing just how off base Ehrlich was with his predictions I'm afraid you are the one in denial my friend. You point out that Ehrlich and his fellow Malthusians were right about how fast population would grow, but fail to acknowledge that their predictions about social collapse were completely off base. I'd be happy to continue this conversation and talk about some other things you said, but unless you are willing to admit that Ehrlich was wrong far more than he was right I feel that I would be wasting my time.

On edit: I'd have to note that Norman Borlaug is more on my side of this issue than yours. He did not simply throw up his hands in despair, he figured out how to increase yields and saved billions of people in the process. He never believed the world was doomed.

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Denial wears many faces. [View all] GliderGuider Nov 2013 OP
To quote my favorite Engineering Project Leader Xipe Totec Nov 2013 #1
Smart man! nt GliderGuider Nov 2013 #2
So unless we throw up our hands and admit defeat... LouisvilleDem Nov 2013 #3
If you think renewables are a good and interesting idea, you're not necessarily in denial. GliderGuider Nov 2013 #4
Wow LouisvilleDem Nov 2013 #5
Call it the anger of a trust betrayed. GliderGuider Nov 2013 #6
And you call us the deniers? LouisvilleDem Nov 2013 #19
I don't argue with people who dismiss Ehrlich. GliderGuider Nov 2013 #21
That's perfectly understandable LouisvilleDem Nov 2013 #23
You might have noticed the pronuclear/anti-environmentalist campaign that's underway? kristopher Nov 2013 #9
Rumbled! GliderGuider Nov 2013 #10
That's an odd question, coming from you. kristopher Nov 2013 #11
Nice dodge. GliderGuider Nov 2013 #12
Yes, your truthiness tactic was a nice try, but obvious as hell. kristopher Nov 2013 #13
I understand why you're a little sensitive on this one. GliderGuider Nov 2013 #15
I am the pro nuclear shill on this forum. Quit stepping on my brand, man phantom power Nov 2013 #16
You'll get your cut, dude. Don't get yer knickers in a twist... GliderGuider Nov 2013 #17
Not just the collapse of civ threatens to produce nuclear catastrophe - there's Stuxnet too GliderGuider Nov 2013 #14
Problem with you glider is you're a realist, and reality sucks, ... CRH Nov 2013 #7
Thanks. GliderGuider Nov 2013 #8
The full essay is now posted on my web site. GliderGuider Nov 2013 #18
Works for me, ... CRH Nov 2013 #20
Don't let it cloud your wah pscot Nov 2013 #22
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