Global Warming :D

[Shuffler]

Well the global warming pundits said all the snow and rain are caused by global warming. We are now 10 inches behind on rainfall so I guess it's over.... 

[sluggish]

Here in Michigan you cannot build on a piece of land that has a cattail on it.

[Cthulhu]

Out of curiosity, I think it would be enlightening to know the ages of the major players in this forum debate. I suspect there's an inverse relationship between one's age and one's eagerness to drink Al Gore's Kool-Aid.

[Chalenge]

Whats really funny (and not haha funny) is the way the same people that claim evolution is responsible want to step in and pretend they know better then nature how things should be. Trying to save a species or even bring one back (as may well happen with the mammoth and sabertooth) is complete folly in my book. Then to gain sympathy they imprint human thoughts and emotions upon animals incapable of it.

[Angus]

Moray:
"Yes, and NO.  One is a distinct subspecies, and cannot interbreed with the other, from a divergence in genes about 10,000 years old.  There are cetacean biologists still attempting to get them into different species classifications, for almost 30 years now.  Neither types mix, one eats fish, the other marine mammals.  One live offshore, the other in coastal waters.  Even their echolocation is different.  But, they look pretty much identical on the outside."

That means that those two are less related than a horse and a Donkey. Of course those are the same species, right 

Anyway, the way nature wants things to be, may not mean to...cosy.
Neither is nature responding to drastic changes due to the works of one of natures species. So play it gently.....

[Chalenge]

Also, are you a trained ornithologist?  You saw "an owl" in Idaho.  Just because you think it is something, doesn't make it that, especially with dealing in specific species.

Obviously the answer would be no. However there is one man that visited uponus during the glider seasons over the last few years and that is both a glider pilot and ornithologist who delighted in my pointing out Elk at the edge of a tree line and so returned the favor concerning owls. He is not part of your university system and does not fall prey to political climates.

[WMLute]

Also, are you a trained ornithologist?  You saw "an owl" in Idaho.  Just because you think it is something, doesn't make it that, especially with dealing in specific species.

What is your PHD in Moray?

I can't tell.

Is it in Climatology or Zoology?

I WAS leaning towards Climatology, but you just threw me a curve with the whole "ornithologist" bit so now I see it might be Zoology.





(i.e. none of here are "experts" and this thead will not change anything and should be viewed as entertainment)

[bongaroo]

(i.e. none of here are "experts" and this thead will not change anything and should be viewed as entertainment)

Yes, you and challenge would be rather funny until everyone realizes your serious.

[Chalenge]

Hillarious.

Lets make sure its all a joke so we can stay comfy in the nonsense spread around here.   

Time to fly now.

[MORAY37]

What is your PHD in Moray?

I can't tell.

Is it in Climatology or Zoology?

I WAS leaning towards Climatology, but you just threw me a curve with the whole "ornithologist" bit so now I see it might be Zoology.





(i.e. none of here are "experts" and this thead will not change anything and should be viewed as entertainment)

I'm sure you were laying on the sarcasm when you asked, but I'll answer straight up anyway.

My Master's is in biology.
PhD is another 6 months to a year away... I was planning to present my full thesis in June, but have stumbled on to some unforeseen results in the lab that have dictated a closer study in order to best present my conclusions. 

I will be the first to say I'm not a climatologist.  I will also be the first to say I work with climatologists regularly.  I'll take what they have to say about this topic over what those on this board do, seven days out of seven.

[sluggish]

PhD is another 6 months to a year away... I was planning to present my full thesis in June, but have stumbled on to some unforeseen results in the lab that have dictated a closer study in order to best present my conclusions. 

Translation:  "The unforeseen results in my studies of "global climate change" require more time to cook the books."

 

[MORAY37]

Obviously the answer would be no. However there is one man that visited uponus during the glider seasons over the last few years and that is both a glider pilot and ornithologist who delighted in my pointing out Elk at the edge of a tree line and so returned the favor concerning owls. He is not part of your university system and does not fall prey to political climates.

Political climates?  Did you get that from watching "Higher Learning" on HBO last night or something?  About the last thing in today's labs are politics.  Everyone's too busy trying not to screw things up.  

Your take on higher education belies the fact you probably never went and are irritated by those that do.  Your take on science shows you, in fact, know no scientists.  

You look at grant money like it goes to the scientist that is awarded it.  The grant funds the research.  It does not fund the scientist. Which, sir, is why almost every scientist teaches.

[MORAY37]

Translation:  "The unforeseen results in my studies of "global climate change" require more time to cook the books."

 

Sir, screw off, with all due respect.  My work is published and peer reviewed. If it isn't right, there will be 10,000 or more people telling me about it. Scientists are wolves scavenging each others' research, looking for mistakes. 

"Cooking the books".  What an idiot statement,as if you had any idea what you were talking about.

[WMLute]

Sir, screw off, with all due respect.  My work is published and peer reviewed. If it isn't right, there will be 10,000 or more people telling me about it. Scientists are wolves scavenging each others' research, looking for mistakes. 

"Cooking the books".  What an idiot statement,as if you had any idea what you were talking about.

Yes my last post was a bit tongue in cheek, but I do find your academic background interesting.

I am curious then what you thought of the information I have been posted, that is indeed peer-reviewed.

I would have thought something like that is right up your alley.

[sluggish]

Sir, screw off, with all due respect.  My work is published and peer reviewed. If it isn't right, there will be 10,000 or more people telling me about it. Scientists are wolves scavenging each others' research, looking for mistakes. 

"Cooking the books".  What an idiot statement,as if you had any idea what you were talking about.

LOL

How can you possibly stand to wallow in this cesspool of humanity?  With all due respect?  Don't be disingenuous.  You are nor offering any respect; it's fairly obvious by your tone that you are holding your nose while trolling these boards.  Why do you do it?  Is it to "enlighten" the poor, unwashed masses?  Or is it to to satisfy your own smug self-importance and self-perceived superiority?  If you are half as smart as you think and profess than it certainly can't be the former, which only leaves the latter...

As if you had any idea what you were talking about.