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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostAre you trying to bash the British Bishops?
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more than 4000 is 4001, 4002, ..., 5999. All less than 6000
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostOkay, 6000 - I did say more than 4000 There are plenty of fundamentalists in America though (GW for instance).
Are British Bishops at odds with fundamentalist views too?
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more than 4000 is 4001, 4002, ..., 5999. All less than 6000
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The great flood would mess up any dating methods
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Not every bit of the bible is to be taken literally. Particularly parts of the old testament + revelation. There are songs, stories sometimes giving a sense of what happened.
I wonder how many bishops believe the bible creation is literal?
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostHow do you know they were formed 4000 years ago?
And biblical fundamentalists believe earth is 6000 years old. Not that there are many of those about these days - the mainstream church disagrees with them.
Are British Bishops at odds with fundamentalist views too?Last edited by TimberWolf; 3 June 2008, 09:50.
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostI hope the good Bishop is aware that much climate change data is obtained from ice cores dating back more than 4000 years - i.e. before the Earth was even formed
And biblical fundamentalists believe earth is 6000 years old. Not that there are many of those about these days - the mainstream church disagrees with them.
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Not that climate change is a religious debate...
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostDO you understand enough about modelling (statistical theory etc.) to know that this is true? It really is an epistemiological question that few of us are qualified to answer wouldn't you say?
Scientists seem to keep changing their minds. Quite possibly rightly in the light of new information. IMO we should question what we are being told.
For me the biggest issue with 4x4s is not polution. It is that when my gf walks the kids to school (and is one of the furthest from school) she has to run the gauntlet of mothers(always women) with large 4*4, 1 small child in back, driving like loonies. Intresting white van man always is considerate. But in the press white van man is evil, mothers saints. Another reason why we should question what we are told by these so-called experts who just spout any old rubbish.
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A message from God on climate change
Climate change deniers are not child abusers (just in case you were wondering). There's no mention about whether you are an axe murderer though, so don't get all cocky.
I am in no way trying to imply that people who ignore climate change are child abusers
You could argue that, by our refusal to face the truth about climate change, we are as guilty as he is.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ms-Bishop.html
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Originally posted by dang65 View PostI have to confess that I know sod all about the difference between diesel and petrol's environmental credentials.
This article seems to suggest that diesel is considered to be greener though?? Maybe things have improved since the days when you used to cycle to work. I cycle to work now and it's only rarely that any vehicles are noticeably smelly these days. There was a particularly grotty old pick-up that went past this morning with black smoke coming out of his exhaust, but that's rare enough that I remembered it.
"Generally speaking, diesel cars are worse than petrol models in terms of poisonous emissions, but they're significantly more fuel-efficient and hence better in terms of global warming. As such, diesels are generally a greener choice for people living in the countryside, but city dwellers concerned about urban air quality might prefer to plump for petrol".
It depends on what type of pollution and where you want it I guess.
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I dont know what you lot are banging on about as if you can possibly do anything about GW. Jonathan Dimbleby's TV program last night revealed via a Russian scientist that felling of trees will remove 25% of the planets ability to remove CO2 from the atmosphere. In addition the destrudtion of the forests is causing the soil/frozen land to melt releasing vast amounts of methane into the atmosphere which is far more harmful than CO2.
If you really want to do something about GW then I suggest that you don your extra weatherproof anoraks and eff off to Siberia with your placards.
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Originally posted by dang65 View PostThis public transport issue is a difficult one. From what I understand (and it's fairly obvious to anyone that travels on it) the rail network in many parts of the country is completely overloaded already. It's hard to see how that could be sorted out. Making the carriages cleaner and fitting nice modern toilets doesn't help to reduce crowding. Maybe they could add more carriages and build longer platforms? That would just increase the bottlenecks in other places, as thousands more people try to squeeze through ticket barriers etc.
It's the same with the roads, where they build bigger and bigger carriageways and bypasses, which just jam up within a couple of years or months.
As others have said on here, stuff like home working, financial encouragement for cycling (same mileage allowance as cars for example), and maybe much bigger discounts when the trains are off-peak to encourage flexible working... that sort of thing might help a bit.
Certainly the money taken off of those that insist on carrying on driving should be passed on to those who are willing to try other options.
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Originally posted by gingerjedi View PostIf you examine the tax bands and compare like for like the diesel version of any particular model with comparable performance will have lower co2 emissions therefore a lower tax band, so if you do take GW out of the equation it makes no sense as diesel is dirtier and more damaging to the environment than a modern lean burn petrol engine.
When I used to cycle to work it was always obvious when the vehicle in front was a diesel as you could literally taste the fumes.
This article seems to suggest that diesel is considered to be greener though?? Maybe things have improved since the days when you used to cycle to work. I cycle to work now and it's only rarely that any vehicles are noticeably smelly these days. There was a particularly grotty old pick-up that went past this morning with black smoke coming out of his exhaust, but that's rare enough that I remembered it.
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