> I've been really surprised how many people on this list have been so
> wuick to dismiss this theory without looking at the evidence or even
> thinking about it. Just because something goes against your veiw of the
> world doesn't mean it isn't true. A lot of people think that the earth
> will be here forever but that may not be the case and if it isn't then
> it's best to be prepared for it.
>
> I would expect more from a group which always claims it has an open mind
> --
> Only the weak are blind when the mist descends
> red_mist
Red_mist, I like you and I understand your point, but you are forgetting a
major fact. Most of us have gone through this argument many times in our lives.
The results are usually the same, or close to it. Ill give you an example, if a 6
year old came to you and said it was safe to cross the street without looking,
and he had friends who had and nothing bad happened to them when they tried. No
matter what he told you, you would know better, you would know that in all
probability, eventually, someone whould get hit by a car. To the 6 year old you
are close minded, but you know that is not the case, you have experience with the
subject and dont need to rehash it.
We are aware of the evidence, and the changes that have happened in the past, but
there is no correlation between the changes you mention and catastrophy. That is
why we are not concerned.
As for the world ending, we all know it will, in my opinion though, based on
statistics and history and guesswork, I would say the probability is in this
order.
1) Something big will hit us (I always suspected this and our geological history
is full of this - not because the concept is popular for the moment)
2) We will blast ourselves due to religious extremsim - self fulfilling prophecy
3) in 1200 years or so, our solar system will run into a dense gas cloud that
will our magnetosphere will not be able to deflect and the resulting damage will
wipe everything out.
Sodom
Bill Roh