"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message
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But I think that he was missing the point completely. He failed to
understand that it has become a religion, with its own mantras, and its
high
priests are in fact very vocal at every opportunity, appearing on TV,
radio
and in newspapers just about every day. They have this attitude of 'we're
right so you must be wrong', which is forced down the public's throat
continuously, through the media, and all this legislation which is
depriving
us of 'comfort' items like incandescent light bulbs, and stopping our
waste
bins from being emptied every week, and stopping the local tips from
taking
any rubbish that they don't consider to be recyclable and so on. I think
what we are actually starting to see is a backlash from the public at
having
their lives interfered with continuously, and they see this as a result
of
the preachings of the scientists.

But what does that have to do with whether the scientists are right?
Science
is not "supposed" to be about what people -- especially the public --
thinks, or would like to think.

It's true that scientists are only slightly less irrational than your
average idiot. That doesn't mean they're wrong, or that it's a bad idea to
use less energy or recycle waste.

You too, appear to miss the point of what I was saying ...

Arfa