tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post5485581738412274793..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: It's a sinbyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-45639683969841922022012-09-13T10:54:54.820+01:002012-09-13T10:54:54.820+01:00Fascinating piece documenting the history of the p...<a href="http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/05/20/let-us-now-praise-infamous-animals/" rel="nofollow">Fascinating piece</a> documenting the history of the participating of animals in legal trials and then exploring the philosophical implications.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-8909415541161616722012-08-14T00:23:19.903+01:002012-08-14T00:23:19.903+01:00SkSci: Longer response to Pielke's post.SkSci: <a href="http://www.skepticalscience.com/news.php?n=1566" rel="nofollow">Longer response</a> to Pielke's post.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-59732273537540637922012-08-02T21:27:31.415+01:002012-08-02T21:27:31.415+01:00Pielke's barking up the wrong tree here (and y...Pielke's barking up the wrong tree here (and you're just throwing in irrelevant troll bait that has basically zero to do with this post). Each of his five illustrations misrepresent Prof Field, the IPCC or are simply sidestepping more recent research.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-24354816545269260512012-08-01T22:10:53.706+01:002012-08-01T22:10:53.706+01:00No worries my friend. :-)
Here's a bit more f...No worries my friend. :-)<br /><br />Here's a bit more fuel for your fire.<br /><br />http://rogerpielkejr.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/ipcc-lead-author-misleads-us-congress.htmlGordon Chenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07588151868151940982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-51732827811577572952012-07-31T14:30:02.338+01:002012-07-31T14:30:02.338+01:00Gordon - If you're looking for a comprehensive...Gordon - If you're looking for a comprehensive theology of extinction and biodiversity from three lines of quote, then you'll always be disappointed.<br /><br />Cane toads are an invasive alien species (indeed, perhaps one of the most infamous examples of such) and so seeking to eradicate them for the sake of the numerous native species they are decimating is not particularly byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-41337851349767079652012-07-31T09:54:08.543+01:002012-07-31T09:54:08.543+01:00When I read it I think I took the spirit of the wo...When I read it I think I took the spirit of the words to be in the context of current environmental degradation. Dealing with invasive species or deadly diseases doesn’t really sit within that context.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00540668068672572303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-42509446108612082502012-07-31T06:40:13.293+01:002012-07-31T06:40:13.293+01:00Hi Kathy,
How true it is. But Pope Bart I must ha...Hi Kathy,<br /><br />How true it is. But Pope Bart I must have chosen his words deliberately.<br /><br />'For humans to cause species to become extinct' was his leading sentence.<br /><br />My answer was, cool, let's do it to the 2 examples mentioned.<br /><br />So again I ask, is that a bad thing?Gordon Chenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07588151868151940982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-63339789751719215612012-07-31T03:06:04.670+01:002012-07-31T03:06:04.670+01:00Eliminating the cane toad and smallpox can hardly ...Eliminating the cane toad and smallpox can hardly be compared to destroying life-giving eco-systems for personal greed/gain!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421725439187727161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-28555554463514330602012-07-31T03:03:41.669+01:002012-07-31T03:03:41.669+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421725439187727161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-27700490494459444172012-07-31T01:26:40.563+01:002012-07-31T01:26:40.563+01:00Brother Byron, should I ever meet the last cane to...Brother Byron, should I ever meet the last cane toad alive, I'll be stepping on it. But hard.<br /><br />And if smallpox can be counted as part of this world's grand biological diversity (depending on how you categorize viruses) I'll be cheering the scientist who deletes that from their laboratory collection as well.<br /><br />Do you think God will forgive me if I refuse to repent ofGordon Chenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07588151868151940982noreply@blogger.com