tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141359521914822997.post8297343448734343247..comments2024-01-01T04:01:56.428-07:00Comments on Prose, Politics and Piety: Radical Environmentalism – Paganism, Earth Worship, and Al Gore (Part 2)Alan Metzgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08813820557598963565noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141359521914822997.post-55606630843594901212020-10-19T08:31:54.761-06:002020-10-19T08:31:54.761-06:00nike lebron shoes
supreme hoodie
yeezy boost 350
y...<a href="http://www.lebron17s.us" title="nike lebron shoes" rel="nofollow"><strong>nike lebron shoes</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.supreme-clothings.us.com" title="supreme hoodie" rel="nofollow"><strong>supreme hoodie</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.yeezyboost350v2stores.us.com" title="yeezy boost 350" rel="nofollow"><strong>yeezy boost 350</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.yeezy350boostv2s.us" title="yeezy boost 350" rel="nofollow"><strong>yeezy boost 350</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.yeezy-shoes.us.org" title="adidas yeezy" rel="nofollow"><strong>adidas yeezy</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.kyrie6shoes.us" title="kyrie 6" rel="nofollow"><strong>kyrie 6</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.adidasyeezysupply.com" title="yeezy supply" rel="nofollow"><strong>yeezy supply</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.yeezy-boost.com" title="yeezy" rel="nofollow"><strong>yeezy</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.nikexoffwhite.com" title="off white nike" rel="nofollow"><strong>off white nike</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.cheap-airjordans.us.com" title="cheap jordans" rel="nofollow"><strong>cheap jordans</strong></a><br />jasonbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05953248680938378417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141359521914822997.post-67792811702003977332016-05-26T20:51:00.956-06:002016-05-26T20:51:00.956-06:00chenlina20160524
ray ban sunglasses outlet
jordans...chenlina20160524<br /><a href="http://www.ray-ban-sunglasses.com.co" rel="nofollow"><strong>ray ban sunglasses outlet</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.cheapjordansforsale.us" rel="nofollow"><strong>jordans for sale</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.jordan8.net" rel="nofollow"><strong>air jordan 8</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.nike-store.net" rel="nofollow"><strong>nike store</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.raybansunglassess.com.co" rel="nofollow"><strong>ray ban sunglasses</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.louis-vuittonoutlets.us.com" rel="nofollow"><strong>louis vuitton purses</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.christianlouboutinoutlet.com.co" rel="nofollow"><strong>christian louboutin outlet</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.coachoutletstoreonlineclearances.com.co" rel="nofollow"><strong>coach outlet</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.hollisterkids.net" rel="nofollow"><strong>hollister</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.adidasshoes.net" rel="nofollow"><strong>adidas running shoes</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.montblanc.com.co" rel="nofollow"><strong>mont blanc fountain pens</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.designerhandbags.us.org" rel="nofollow"><strong>designer handbags</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.nikeairforce1.me.uk" rel="nofollow"><strong>nike air force 1</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.louis-vuitton-handbags.us.com" rel="nofollow"><strong>louis vuitton handbags</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.michaelkors-outlet.in.net" rel="nofollow"><strong>michael kors purses</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.louisvuitton-handbags.com.co" rel="nofollow"><strong>louis vuitton outlet</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.raybansunglasses.uk" rel="nofollow"><strong>ray ban wayfarer</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.louisvuitton.us.com" rel="nofollow"><strong>louis vuitton outlet</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.louis-vuittonhandbags.us.org" rel="nofollow"><strong>louis vuitton bags</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.raybansunglassesoutlet.eu.com" rel="nofollow"><strong>ray ban sunglasses</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.kobeshoes.org" rel="nofollow"><strong>kobe 10</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.nike-freerun.org.uk" rel="nofollow"><strong>nike free runs</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.oakleyvault.in.net" rel="nofollow"><strong>oakley sunglasses</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.ralphlaurenpolo.in.net" rel="nofollow"><strong>ralph lauren outlet</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.basketballshoes.name" rel="nofollow"><strong>nike basketball shoes</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.polo-ralphlauren.cc" rel="nofollow"><strong>polo outlet</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.nikesb.uk" rel="nofollow"><strong>nike sb</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.asicsshoes.name" rel="nofollow"><strong>asics shoes</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.ray-bansunglasses.in.net" rel="nofollow"><strong>ray ban sunglasses</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.rayban-sunglasses.com.co" rel="nofollow"><strong>ray ban sunglasses</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.coachoutletstoreonlineclearances.us.org" rel="nofollow"><strong>coach outlet</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.michaelkorsoutletoff.in.net" rel="nofollow"><strong>michael kors</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.cheapjordansforsale.us" rel="nofollow"><strong>air jordans</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.louboutinshoes.cc" rel="nofollow"><strong>christian louboutin shoes</strong></a><br /><a href="http://toms.hutoutlet.us.com" rel="nofollow"><strong>toms outlet</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.fitflopssaleclearance.us.org" rel="nofollow"><strong>fitflops sale clearance</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.jordan4.net" rel="nofollow"><strong>jordan 4</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.retrojordans.name" rel="nofollow"><strong>cheap jordans</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.nikeuk.me.uk" rel="nofollow"><strong>nike uk</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.louboutinshoes.cc" rel="nofollow"><strong>christian louboutin outlet</strong></a><br />aschenlinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353517262871653610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141359521914822997.post-37824795673061020972009-05-04T14:48:00.000-06:002009-05-04T14:48:00.000-06:00I agree, with my background in a fundamentalist br...I agree, with my background in a fundamentalist branch of Christianity that has discovered grace I can look with some pity on the environmentalists. They have the passion of the Puritans, but no sense of grace. The patterns and forms of religion seem to be too deeply engrained in human nature for anything else to provoke such zeal, and so the patterns and forms are observed.<br /><br />There is a caste of high priests and apostles (Gore, James Hansen, among others) whose pronunciations are accepted as truth, and whose writings are passed around and much discussed. Meetings are held to encourage the faithful, and the nonbelievers (Crichton, Monckton) are mocked without mercy. Worse still are the apostates (Lindzen, Lomborg), who despite tutelage in their fields from committed disciples nevertheless forsake the things of Gaia for what is assumed to be worldly reward from Satan, in the form of transnational oil companies.<br /><br />Martyrs abound, mostly shore birds and otters slathered in spilled crude oil. There is seemingly a desire for more martyrs, ones will be made from unconnected events (the Boxing Day Tsunami, for instance) or fervently hoped for when the sea reclaims an atoll or two. That the sea level isn't rising is irrelevant -- it has been predicted and therefore it will happen, and much anticipatory weeping and gnashing can be had over the <I>unfairness</I> of what has nevertheless not yet occurred.<br /><br />There are relics, of course, the equivalent to the Shroud of Turin is the Mann 'Hockey Stick' graph. Apostle Gore's Powerpoint file is to be venerated at all times, as well as the film.<br /><br />Highest of all the Holy Writ, though is the IPCC Consensus Statement, and the epistles from various computer simulations that form the books of that particular Testament. To doubt computer simulations is to doubt, well, reality. And if you doubt reality, then you're a fool, and not one of the True Faith.<br /><br />Sacrifices can be made, like a whole hour of electricity out of 4032 available a year. Also to be placed on the altar are the lives that could be saved if the funds devoted to cap and trade were used instead to provide clean drinking water, education and vaccinations to the Third World. Some acolytes punish themselves so brutally for their Gaia transgressions that they have no choice but to fly thousands of miles to vacation destinations to meditate on their sins.<br /><br />There is no expiation for the crime of being born in the CO2-emitting Western world, which makes this among the most forlorn of religions available. Al Gore can't save you, though he WILL sell you an indulgence in the form of a carbon offset. Whether he's actually planting the trees or whatever remains to be seen.<br /><br />And like all dedicated fundamentalists, contrary evidence simply demands more faith. Earth not warming? Well, that just means it's going to get that much hotter in the future, you silly peasant. Are you happy now? Contradictions are also met with renewed fervor rather than logic. Even though nuclear plants emit no CO2, you shouldn't be using that much electricity anyway, so no nuclear plants. QED.<br /><br />Alan, you live pretty close (okay, closer than me) to Amory Lovins, who's the kind of environmentalist I can live with. He's a big proponent of building in efficiency, of "negawatts" that never need to be used. He's not in favor of massive population reduction or drastic changes, just a successive replacement of existing sources of consumption with ones that consume far less, allowing our resources to last much, much longer. He's an environmentalist who's discovered grace. He's also a voice in the wilderness in the environmental world.Darren Duvallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14206549297099752092noreply@blogger.com