Comments on: Branson http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/05/branson/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:42:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: engels http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/05/branson/comment-page-1/#comment-181724 engels Sat, 09 Dec 2006 20:22:28 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/05/branson/#comment-181724 Reading <i>Anarchy, State and Utopia</i> persuaded me that libertarianism is very silly... Reading Anarchy, State and Utopia persuaded me that libertarianism is very silly…

]]> By: garhane http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/05/branson/comment-page-1/#comment-181687 garhane Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:17:10 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/05/branson/#comment-181687 Knowing that a predator like Branson found solace in Lomborg allows one not to wastetime in reading Lonborg. Knowing that a predator like Branson found solace in Lomborg allows one not to wastetime in reading Lonborg.

]]> By: John Quiggin http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/05/branson/comment-page-1/#comment-181607 John Quiggin Fri, 08 Dec 2006 04:13:20 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/05/branson/#comment-181607 Other reports give credit to <a href="http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2477400" rel="nofollow">Al Gore</a> for convincing Branson to actually do something. Other reports give credit to Al Gore for convincing Branson to actually do something.

]]> By: Tom T. http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/05/branson/comment-page-1/#comment-181475 Tom T. Thu, 07 Dec 2006 03:22:59 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/05/branson/#comment-181475 Actually, when I first saw this title, I thought one of the Crooked Timber folks had gone to Branson, Missouri. I was looking forward to some mordant remarks on Yakov Smirnoff and Bobby Vinton. Actually, when I first saw this title, I thought one of the Crooked Timber folks had gone to Branson, Missouri. I was looking forward to some mordant remarks on Yakov Smirnoff and Bobby Vinton.

]]> By: Tracy W http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/05/branson/comment-page-1/#comment-181439 Tracy W Wed, 06 Dec 2006 20:02:11 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/05/branson/#comment-181439 Or possibly Lomborg convinced Branson because Branson felt Lomborg was more credible as he showed a lot of skepticism towards other environmental stories. When a statistician who writes a book as an avowed skeptic states that they think there is something in global warming I find that much more convincing (not being equipped to directly evaluate the evidence myself) than someone who goes on and on about how humans are destroying the earth and we are a cancer on the skin of the planet, and etc. Or possibly Lomborg convinced Branson because Branson felt Lomborg was more credible as he showed a lot of skepticism towards other environmental stories.

When a statistician who writes a book as an avowed skeptic states that they think there is something in global warming I find that much more convincing (not being equipped to directly evaluate the evidence myself) than someone who goes on and on about how humans are destroying the earth and we are a cancer on the skin of the planet, and etc.

]]> By: Kirk Larsen http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/05/branson/comment-page-1/#comment-181415 Kirk Larsen Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:22:37 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/05/branson/#comment-181415 I agree with Tom T above. It is hard to see much of a difference between "putting money toward developing alternative fuel sources" and hoping that "technology solves the problem." "Technology" is, after all, driven by human decisions, like that of Branson. I agree with Tom T above. It is hard to see much of a difference between “putting money toward developing alternative fuel sources” and hoping that “technology solves the problem.” “Technology” is, after all, driven by human decisions, like that of Branson.

]]> By: Chris Bertram http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/05/branson/comment-page-1/#comment-181411 Chris Bertram Wed, 06 Dec 2006 16:55:14 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/05/branson/#comment-181411 No Raj, Lomborg has always conceded that global warming is real, he just doesn't think we ought to do much about it. No Raj, Lomborg has always conceded that global warming is real, he just doesn’t think we ought to do much about it.

]]> By: harry b http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/05/branson/comment-page-1/#comment-181403 harry b Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:50:52 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/05/branson/#comment-181403 G.A. Cohen's Karl Marx's Theoory of HIstory: A Defence persuaded me that KM's theory of history was false... G.A. Cohen’s Karl Marx’s Theoory of HIstory: A Defence persuaded me that KM’s theory of history was false…

]]> By: raj http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/05/branson/comment-page-1/#comment-181399 raj Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:13:57 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/05/branson/#comment-181399 <i>“Branson didn’t even believe in global warming until five years ago. Then he read Bjorn Lomborg’s, The Skeptical Environmentalist.”</i> That's interesting, but didn't Lomborg's book pooh-pooh global warming? If so, how did Branson's reading the book persuade him that global warming was real? “Branson didn’t even believe in global warming until five years ago. Then he read Bjorn Lomborg’s, The Skeptical Environmentalist.”

That’s interesting, but didn’t Lomborg’s book pooh-pooh global warming? If so, how did Branson’s reading the book persuade him that global warming was real?

]]> By: Tom T. http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/05/branson/comment-page-1/#comment-181380 Tom T. Wed, 06 Dec 2006 05:20:11 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/05/branson/#comment-181380 <i>the “solution” Lomborg presents is pretty much to wait until technology solves the problem</i> But isn't that what Branson intends his money to promote? Technological solutions to the problem? the “solution” Lomborg presents is pretty much to wait until technology solves the problem

But isn’t that what Branson intends his money to promote? Technological solutions to the problem?

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