[ExI] paul ehrlich want to hit back at us again

[Christopher Luebcke]

> These include a concept I mentioned a few days ago: all those who do not buy the entire global warming full meal deal, but who question *any* aspect, are tossed into a huge bucket with creationists and all skeptics, and are labeled "merciless enemies" by Dr. Ehrlich:

Spike, I read the article (the full one at the Washington Times--ugh), and what you're implying, while it may be true, is not in the article. Context is important:

""Most of our colleagues don't seem to grasp that we're not in a gentlepersons' debate, we're in a street fight against well-funded, merciless enemies who play by entirely different rules," Paul R. Ehrlich, a Stanford University researcher, said in one of the e-mails"

Ehrlich (of whom I'm no great fan) is not making the statement you're ascribing to him. Are you aware of him making claims elsewhere that any and all criticism of climate research should be treated exactly the same way? Are you aware of any scientists working in the field who've made such a claim? 



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From: spike <spike66 at att.net>
To: ExI chat list <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
Sent: Fri, March 5, 2010 9:27:34 AM
Subject: [ExI] paul ehrlich want to hit back at us again


Dr. Paul Ehrlich, a 
local guy and author of The Population Bomb, is back in the news.  His 
comments are startling to say the least. 
 
These include a 
concept I mentioned a few days ago: all those who do not buy the entire global 
warming full meal deal, but who question *any* aspect, are tossed into a huge 
bucket with creationists and all skeptics, and are labeled "merciless enemies" 
by Dr. Ehrlich:
 
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/03/05/climate-scientists-plan-hit-skeptics/?test=latestnews
 
spike
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