Poirot

Scenario 4 = scenario 3 but at a higher cost.

Shadow Minister it is true over the last month Paul has changed his posting style, in my view for the worse.
While I often clash with him, I have, until his recent posts, never had reason to think he did not believe what he was saying.
You Sir without doubt, are too free with saying folk are lieing/BS,ing.
You will not be surprised to know I place little value on your fixed and blind position.
I however, wounded by your unfounded charges against me,did with intent, have a shot at you.
That post did not need to be put, but I doubt you would understand, or with draw in my position.
I with draw.

Holy doppelgangers!

Is it just a coincidence that (all lowercase) bonmot logs off, and five seconds later (all lowercase) qanta -- who hasn’t graced us with his presence for over a year-- logs on

A pleasure Poirot, I think. To summarise:

“… confronted with a truth too awful to contemplate, many people seek diversion, distraction, denial ...

There are so many coping mechanisms (as we can see here) – the anxious might deny; the sad might avoid; the hopeless become resigned; the frustrated, cynical; the depressed, sceptical (not in the scientific sense); the angry, just fed up.

Pearman (published) … papers on the issue urging social, behavioural and organisational scientists to enter the fray, arguing that they had an essential role to play in shaping the attitudinal changes required to respond to the warming being forecast by physical scientists.”

Sadly, there is only so much real ‘climate scientists’ can do, all having an otherwise normal life to lead. Thanks again, a great article by Jo Chandler to be sure.

Yes, people (Belly, Bazz, Shadow Minister, etc.) in general can (and should) debate policy. However, it is shear folly to debate the rationale with the irrational. In my experience and from my perspective, that is what I have found anyway.

Nevertheless, good luck - you have the tenacity and capacity to make so much sense out of it :)

Hello SPQR?

http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=5468#149605

Good bye SPQR

SPQR,

Oh there you are.....still attempting to be oh-so-clever.

You know, after your abysmally failed attempt to hang me out to dry on the "Boycotting Jews, yet again" thread, I thought you'd given your smarty pants to the Salvos.

Just to jog your memory:

http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=14348&page=0#247742

And my two posts in response:

http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=14348&page=0#247745

We all get it wrong sometimes, and a mark of good faith is to admit it, apologise and move on. I really expected you to get back to me on that one.....obviously an overestimation on my part.