Re: OT:Thanksgiving

On 9 Dec, 22:21, spamb...@xxxxxxxxxx (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article <9IL6j.951$m6....@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, "tlmfru" <la...@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Doug Miller <spamb...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:xWe6j.79635

In any event, it's irrelevant to the question of whether the very slight
(0.6
degrees C since 1880) warming is a natural process, or the result of human
activity. The planet has, in the past, been much warmer than it is now.

What's the source of this assertion?

Consult any encyclopedia or geology text.

It is certainly true that the earth has been warmer in the past (it
was molten rock at one stage) and it is also true that at warmer
periods it did have significant life inhabiting it. It has also been
colder.
.

Relevant Pages

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  • Re: OT:Thanksgiving
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    (comp.lang.cobol)
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