Posted on 11/02/2007 11:53:57 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
People who reached adulthood in the 1960s were greeted with the growing notion that a "population explosion" would wreak havoc upon civilization. In his 1968 book, "The Population Bomb," Paul R. Erlich predicted that:
In the 1970s and 1980s, hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now.
CBS television produced a special program based on his writing to scare the pants off an unsuspecting generation. The media jumped on this new, "enlightened," progressive revelation by this Stanford University butterfly expert, and for years, nations set out to prevent this certain disaster.
It didn't happen, of course. In fact, throughout the world, population is either declining or stable. Only in the poorest parts of the world is population increasing.
When people refused to fall dead of starvation in the streets of New York, as Erlich had predicted, another catastrophe was created: a new "ice age." This same Paul R. Erlich predicted that the man-made increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide would "... keep the energy of the sun from warming the Earth in the first place."
Newsweek picked up the story. The article claimed that scientists were "almost universal" in their agreement that global cooling would result in devastating crop losses. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientist Murray Mitchell reported a half-degree decline in ground temperature between 1945 and 1968. Other media joined the parade and convinced a generation that human activity would result in a new period of glaciation.
(Excerpt) Read more at worldnetdaily.com ...
"For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God." (1 Cor. 3:19) ...if you're a Christian. There is far more knowledge in this existence than any individual or society can ever attain. That does not mean we should abandon the quest for knowledge, as rational thought is a gift from our Creator to help us survive this life, but we ought not to presume ourselves gods.
As for the true motives behind global warming proponents, I can only speculate that we need to follow the money. Buzzwords like "global warming" or "socialized health care" are effective blank checks for existing and future governments to intrude in the lives of individuals.
Henry Lamb bump!
Your “double cover” is deserving of a Pulitzer. It took a couple of minutes to see the “sameness” of the top of the magazine cover, then I just chuckled over and over. Great truths, simply stated.
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