In message , Mr X
writes
In article , David Hansen
writes

On 7 Mar 2006 15:39:02 -0600 someone who may be Mr X
wrote this:-

There is nothing the human race can do to change anything. Apart from
anything else the orders of energy we have control over are minute in
comparison with the orders of energy involved in the natural processes.

If humans manage to switch off the Atlantic Conveyor then it will be
too late for people to say to you, "I told you so." While humans
only control small amounts of energy that does not mean that the
climate is not on a knife edge and so our small changes could have a
big effect.

All irrelevant as another ice age is inevitable; purely a matter of
time.

Just like it is inevitable that there will be a major volcanic explosion
or two at some time in the near future spewing millions upon millions of
tons of volcanic ash into the atmosphere more than cancelling out any
effects of global warming; and also spewing millions upon millions of
tons of volcanic gases into the atmosphere. You should be able to work
out the effect of that.

Just like it is inevitable that sometime in the future the side of one
of the Canary Islands will slide into the sea and create a tsunami which
will devastate the east coast of the USA

Just like it is inevitable that at some time in the future a large
object from space will strike the earth causing widespread devastation
and destruction.

Just like it is inevitable that the super-magma lava chamber under USA's
Yellowstone Park will explode, devastating everything within 1000kM just
like it has done 6 times in the last 600,000 years and since it was
140,000 years ago since the last blast, this event could happen at any
time.

Just like it is inevitable that at some time in the future the earth's
magnetic poles will revert causing unimaginable changes.

The reality is that in the grand scheme of things, whatever humans do is
of no consequence whatsoever.

But if it makes you feel better, please delude yourself otherwise.

I presume you spend your life watching re-runs of Horizon

.... but fail to take in the message

You are, of course, totally wrong

--
geoff