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Originally Posted by scandium

Without getting into the merits of the article itself, its worth mentioning that it is based on a forthcoming report to be published in the New Scientist, not on 'hype' from the "anti nuke left".

This is a common theme in your postings, and I'm not sure why you feel the need to attribute everything you see as bad in the world, or that you disagree with, to the "left" (outside of your technology posts, which often make for good reading as you seem to be both knowledgeable and a fellow enthusiast). Granted there have certainly been some bad ideas to spring forth from this political sphere, but they are really not responsible for everything that is wrong with the world.

No offense, but if you understand the difference between left and right and liberal and conservative, this issue is a left wing whacko (Not left wing normal) type approach. A right wing whacko however is much different and also a whacko just as much as the guys on the very far left. Middle ground is the most sane ground of all. Left wing whackos are very anti weapon and this falls in that line of reasoning.

I have no agenda against left wing whackos that are any worse than any agenda against right wing whackos. All whackos are whackos - period. Are we clear?

The reason I bring this up is the author of the new scientist article must then be a left wing whacko to try and bring up a discussion about a statistical impossibility. That is the biggest buch of BS I have ever heard. Lets freak out the public about something that might happen every 800 million years if transportation systems advance no further than they do today. As transportation systems advance - say 50 years from now, this statistic will go to 1 in 10 billion years or higher!

Just trying to put things into perspective - and yes, many of the world problems are irrationally based and brought on by some whacko! :p

-S

PS. You aren't some whacko are you? I might have to get ugly on you is you are! :p