Talk about flaming asshat - Professor Richard Parncutt
Not really an asshat, just a useful idiot and utopian dreamer.
He is a Professor of Systematic Musicology in Austria and
has this to say about Glow-ball Warming:
Death penalty for global warming deniers?
For years, hard-nosed scientists have been predicting global warming (GW) and its devastating consequences. For a reputable summary of arguments for and against GW, see skepticalscience.
Some accounts are clearly exaggerated (more). But given the inherent uncertainty surrounding climatic predictions, even exaggerated accounts must be considered possible, albeit with a low probability. Consider this: If ten million people are going to die with a probability of 10%, that is like one million people dying with a probability of 100%.
When the earth's temperature rises on average by more than two degrees, interactions between different consequences of global warming (reduction in the area of arable land, unexpected crop failures, extinction of diverse plant and animal species) combined with increasing populations mean that hundreds of millions of people may die from starvation or disease in future famines. Moreover, an unknown number may die from wars over diminishing resources (more). Even if that does not happen, thousands of plants and animals will become extinct. Islands, shorelines and coastal communities will disappear.
The usual Malthusian drivel. And then the Prof. gets to his thesis:
In this article I am going to suggest that the death penalty is an appropriate punishment for influential GW deniers. But before coming to this surprising conclusion, please allow me to explain where I am coming from.
He also links to the Utopian
World Future Council
To paraphrase
Hanns Johst -- when I hear the word Council, I release the safety catch of my Browning.
Yes, I know it's attributed to
G�ring
Posted by DaveH at December 23, 2012 2:01 PM