tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080622.post3675388972577725818..comments2024-02-23T22:25:35.926+11:00Comments on Daily Dribblings of a Demented Developer: As Kermit would say ... "It's not easy being Green"Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06971567244746185293noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080622.post-86361670561869577722006-12-05T18:56:00.000+11:002006-12-05T18:56:00.000+11:00I have to admit, that the biggest danger I see is ...I have to admit, that the biggest danger I see is that we often attempt to approach scientific debate like religous arguments, and this is when the debate becomes emotional.<br /><br />The problem is however, that some of the biggest problems are a product of our political environment, and unfortunately politicians don't seem to respond to well researched scientific arguments, they respond to polls, and polls on the whole are driven by the emotions of the electorate. This is one reason environmental debates unfortunately become emotional at times.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06971567244746185293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080622.post-72686281329623609612006-12-05T08:21:00.000+11:002006-12-05T08:21:00.000+11:00Hi Scott, don't get me wrong, I'm not *necessarily...Hi Scott, don't get me wrong, I'm not *necessarily* disputing that what we are doing to the environment is bad. Actually I really believe that our throwaway mentality is not sustainable at all.<br /><br />I just understand enough about herd mentality to get annoyed by the way that people just follow without understanding. People lead by emotion and that is not a healthy way to solve big problems like this - look at the middle east.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com