Reply #379: Please, Skinner et al, consider a DEBUNK ME forum.

[SmokingJacket]

I weighed in briefly in the aforementioned "kooky" thread, mainly because I believe that asking off-the-wall-questions is valuable. You get answers! There are so many smart people on DU, and I saw a beautiful response from a GEOLOGIST that explained how, yes, human activities CAN cause some geological events (such as when mining companies inject water underground) but that there is no evidence whatsoever that humans can move a tectonic plate. Nuf said!

It SUCKS that the MSM feels obliged to mock DU, but perhaps if posts you all deem "kooky" can be moved to a place that is DESIGNATED for kookiness and debunking, everyone can be happy. People can ask questions and develop theories, and other people can knock them down, and the mainstream of DU will be unsullied.

I'd hate see DU lose some of its looseness and charm just because MSM is now watching and loading for bear.

Meanwhile, I'm also writing to the NYT.