Saturday, August 10, 2024

IN the NEWS - Playing "god" with God's Sun

Q: Which two descriptions describe the heart condition of a man who thinks he should be able to tamper with God's sun?
A: Answers in green....
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: Matthew 7:21,22

"Critics are concerned about plans to dim the Sun — and one of its staunchest and most controversial proponents is criticizing them right back.
In an interview with the New York Times, University of Chicago geophysical scientist David Keith said that those critical of his proposal to
dim the Sun and blunt the effects of climate change using sulfur dioxide are overblowing the risks of such schemes.

"There certainly are risks, and there certainly are uncertainties," the climate scientist said. "But there’s really a lot of evidence that the risks are quantitatively small compared to the benefits, and the uncertainties just aren’t that big.".....opponents of
solar geoengineering cite everything from ethical quandaries to the
potential for backfire — and as Keith and his former colleagues learned the hard way, institutions interested in experimenting with it take those criticisms all too seriously.

"I’m more motivated even now to push on solar geo because the rationalist case for it is looking stronger," Keith told the NYT. "While there are still lots of strong individual voices of opposition, there are a lot of people in serious policy positions that are taking it seriously, and that’s really exciting."

Futurism