In search of the truth
When the idea came up for a Global Warming Debate it seemed like a great idea to our Patriot group. We had just finished presenting a very successful Health Care Forum in our small town in Northern Wisconsin and were looking for the next event to put on the calendar.
Many members said we should just call it a forum as we would never be able to get any "Alarmist" scientists to come to the table, but thinking I would know how to do, what no one else has been able to do, I assured them a debate would be held.
That was 8 weeks ago, many, many e-mails and too much time spent behind the computer later... I give up!
Our event is this Saturday, we invited over 220 high schools thinking that the most important audience is those who will have to deal with the issue in the future. Let them hear both sides to decipher the conflicting opinions that have of lately made it into the news. Knowing society has been preached only the "dooms day" side for a decade or more, it seems only fair to give the "skeptic" thoughts a place at the table. A debate, who wouldn't want to defend their data and facts if they were so certain it was the absolute truth?
A fair and balanced event is what I invited scientist to. All over the country, even some from around the world. Amazing was the lack of responses to the many invitations that went out, but more interesting were the insulting, mocking, sarcastic replies I received by scientists who seem to share a similar belief that a debate is ridiculous on such a settled science.
Now I am not a scientist, as a matter of fact I am just a Mom who raised 9 kids and trains horses for a living. Nothing scientific about that, but it seems to me everything should always be open for discussion. The idea that a subject like Man Made Climate Change is a done deal just doesn't make sense to me, yet reply after reply let me know if very certain words, that there is nothing to talk about.
In addition the shared attitude of arrogance towards me or anybody who would even consider such "propaganda" as an alternative view, was surprising. Humorous at first, but then a bit hurtful as my intelligence, my character and just 2 days ago, my faith were attacked by men, all much smarter then me, who for some reason felt they needed to smear me and our simple, small town event.
Outrageous to me was one scientist who claimed our high school students would not be able to understand the information and especially when the opposing side was paid off and presenting lies.
The whole series of replies seem peculiar to me. If my career had been based on investigating something and I was so certain of my data, why would I not want to defend it? Suspicious, to say the least. It's like pleading the 5th, we all know that means you are hiding or protecting something. I wonder what these scientists are hiding?
Kimberly Jo Simac
P.O. Box 961
Eagle River, Wi. 54521
715-479-8784
Eagle River, Wi. 54521
715-479-8784
Republican Women of the North, Northern WI, rwotnorth@gmail.com
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