To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
they came up with: energy, water, selfishness, population, pollution, climate change, food, religion, wealth imbalance, health and war.
No mention of the tyranny that exists in much of the world, as well as lack of liberty and basic human rights.
No, the liberals seem to have won over these guys - it sounds more like Democratic talking points than a list of the real problems in the world.
To: babyface00
It seems to me that at a gathering of scientists, most of the problems mentioned will be scientific in nature, with a few token political ones scattered in. There's no reason to jump to the conclusion that any of them are liberal.
Smalley is a brilliant guy, and I'm eager to see where he takes this. Hopefully he'll bring my university another Nobel Prize if this pans out.
4 posted on
08/13/2003 10:10:47 AM PDT by
NetOwl
To: babyface00
bump
5 posted on
08/13/2003 10:10:56 AM PDT by
techcor
(What crayon do I use to draw a blank?)
To: babyface00
No mention of the tyranny that exists in much of the world, as well as lack of liberty and basic human rights.No, RELIGION is the big problem, not fascism and leftist authoritarianism. </sarcasm>
30 posted on
08/13/2003 3:26:35 PM PDT by
xm177e2
(Stalinists, Maoists, Ba'athists, Pacifists: Why are they always on the same side?)
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