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msmith wrote: Henrik Svensmark
The Cloud Mystery 1/6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKoUwttE0BA

OK, I watched this first one. Pretty scary stuff.

We have much less control over space and solar and cosmic ray emissions than we do over C02! Actually, no control – except maybe we can try human sacrifice.

This makes us sitting ducks to the vagaries of stellar chaos. If this is the alternative, I prefer the “man-made” concept. Human culpability at least means human control. Responsibility is empowering.

And I’m wondering, if this idea gets in vogue, what kind of money has to be spent to build something that protects us from these whacked out rays. Imagine the government spending for a cosmic ray regulation program. Or cosmic ray mitigation schemes. Imagine the fraudulent programs that would pop up for that.

Also, all you have to do here, if you’re a “cut c02” enthusiast, is then say – “well, whatever, so it’s cosmic rays. Now we need to cut c02 even more to balance out the cosmic rays. Or send a magnagibious missile into the sun – but that seems a might risky.”

And then, when you’re finished imagining the new influx of schemes and taxes this new idea suggests, just relax and realize whatever theory comes up, there will be costs associated with it, and money wasted and people trying to control you.

While thought and energy should always be spent to try and figure out what is really, honest to gosh, going on, there’s no need to stop the world and the flawed schemes currently emerging, while you do this.

Just try to leverage the emerging schemes (however wrongheaded you think they are) to the greater good.

So, if you think it’s cosmic rays and not human co2 – well, fine. But cutting co2 also increases creativity and develops alternatives which helps diversify an economy, so it can’t be all bad. And so on.