On Jun 24, 2009, at 8:27 AM, Craig White wrote: > On Wed, 2009-06-24 at 08:15 -0700, Chris Gehlker wrote: >> On Jun 24, 2009, at 7:59 AM, Craig White wrote: >> >>> The polar ice caps are melting at a record pace. Where is it you >>> believe >>> ice is increasing? >> >> Maybe at the poles in the next few decades. >> > ---- > there is reality and there is theory. > > As Johnson clearly states, the reality is..."The pack ice has > thinned by > about 40 percent in the last 30 years and may be nearly gone in a few > decades, said Johnson." > > The theory is that the increased salinity MAY result in new ice sheet > formations. > > Thank you for the lesson on reality vs. theory. 'Theory' doesn't mean what you think it means. "A scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment. Such fact- supported theories are not "guesses" but reliable accounts of the real world. The theory of biological evolution is more than "just a theory." It is as factual an explanation of the universe as the atomic theory of matter or the germ theory of disease. Our understanding of gravity is still a work in progress. But the phenomenon of gravity, like evolution, is an accepted fact." -- And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music. -Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, philosopher (1844-1900) --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss