fascination80 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Ive read all of Michael Shermer's books and he does believe in global warming.

whovian1971 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

No, actually they don't believe that aliens are out there. They believe they MIGHT be and search for empirical evidence for their existence. Searching for evidence for something isn't the same as believing in god or astrology on faith and asserting they exist without proof.

PaxTorumin (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Not at all. Given our knowledge of biology, physics, chemistry, and just plain old mathematical probability we can clearly demonstrate the possibility of life existing elsewhere in the universe. These people are not crazy, they have plenty of evidence, they just aren't likely to find any proof.

alienmoonbase (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Obviously, i meant to write that they believe that ET is out there with ZERO evidence to support that belief. You say ZERO evidence based beliefs are a symptom of "crazy" So, do you have the courage to back up your posting here and just come out and call them "crazy" or will you backtrack? (i suspect you are scooting back in your cushy internet chair right now,lol)

alienmoonbase (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Seth Shostack and every SETI member believes that ET's are "out there" So does Shermer. So, they believe this ZERO evidence whatsoever. Does this belief mean that they have the mental disorder that you refer to as "crazy"?

RustyIronloins (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

you didn't "get" his view b/c he didn't give it. He gave an evolutionary explanation as to why common folk can miss/disbelieve in anthropogenic climate change.

mccote (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I didnt really get his views on global warming around 7:30. Is he trying to say its real or its fake? I really hope he wasnt saying its fake because I really like what Ive seen of this guy so far.

runevirage (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

True. It's called schizophrenia.

kickinoranges (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

haha, thanks for that- I skipped right on ahead to hear the good stuff :)

DuctTapeMyFace (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The Martians were tempted by the leprechauns, everyone knows that damn it. Lured them down to earth with their pots of gold and whatnot exactly six thousand years ago. Dont you know your history?!