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"GLOBAL WARMING" IS A GRAB FOR POWER Although Sowell's article was interesting reading and had some good points in it, for me, it did not support its conclusion. That is that Washington wants to scare the population about Global Warming, so it can expand its power in answer to society's demand to "fix" the problem. First, let us examine his reasons. He uses the analogy of Paulov's dog to suggest we have been conditioned to respond in a fearful way to the phrase Global Warming. It is true that we have heard this phrase from time to time but, 1) It does not seem to generate any more emotion than did the Global Cooling in the 1970's, that Sowell make mention of in his essay, and 2) Sowell doesn't support with evidence the government as the source for the repeated exposure of the Global Warming phrase to the public. In fact, Sowell's essay generally attributes the proponents of this phrase to scientists. Although scientist may be utilized by government to address various bio-phycho-social problems they are not necessarily the government per se. They can be independent researchers employed by special interest or private, for profit or non-profit, businesses. Sowell also refers to computer models as being the tool
This is a straw man because they have nothing to do with each other. It is true that if there proves to be validity to the Global Warming theory it may cause some changes in our behavior both as individuals and as a society. His icing on the cake is the statement; "we can't wait", by the advocates of Global Warming. A just as reasonable assertion can be that the information used to create the computer models was done by objective researchers and that the information is valid. In fact, the most observable person leading the charge for the issue of Global Warming is Vice-President Gore. These regulations are not always agreed upon by various conflicting interest, but overall they are reflective of the majority of the voting public. The statement could mean just what it says. However, even though he is the Vice-President he is not the "Government". Sowell's concluding statement, "If we let Washington grab more money and expand their power. It does not nor ever has it ever had, in my opinion, the power to control our thoughts. It also does not address the possibility that a possible reason the 70's predictions did not come true, is that the models may have motivated the government to address the problem and prevent it. In this case, it most probably means conducting or leading, but computers are not objects you play like instruments, they are tools for compiling and communicating information.
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