On Fri, 22 Nov 2019 at 09:09, Peter Ross via luv-talk <luv-talk@luv.asn.au> wrote:

Hi all,

While it is clear that speaking English makes you fat :

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_body_mass_index - The first OECD countries in that list are USA, NZ, UK, Australia and Canada) ,

.. does it has an impact on the brain mass index of its leaders too?

I just read last night Mr.Morrison:

“I am up for taking action on it, not just jabbering on about it,” he told ABC radio.

“But I think to suggest, with just 1.3 per cent of global emissions, that Australia doing something differently, more or less, would have changed the fire outcome this season; I don’t think that stands up to any credible scientific evidence at all.

“The suggestion in any way, shape or form, that … the individual actions of Australia are impacting directly on specific fire events, whether it is here or anywhere else in the world; that doesn’t bear up to credible scientific evidence either.”

1.3% is 1 of 76. That is as one man of a boat crew of 76 is seeing a deadly waterfall in front, and thinking: Well, I am just one of them, it does not matter. And, btw, I am not doing it, I really try to avoid the waterfall but you just don't see it. And, maybe, if you ask me in private, the deadly waterfall does not exist. But don't quote me on that.

Or is it the brain mass index of its population? I mean, why the heck are you listen to this, voting for this, enduring this?

Or, in other words: Can you just stop making excuses, get up and make your contribution, and help rowing?

Thank you Peter

I couldn't avoid a little chuckle at this - rowing, as in to propel with oars vs rowing, a noisy quarrel. -- Colin Fee tfeccles@gmail.com

Peter Ross via luv-talk wrote:

Hi all,

While it is clear that speaking English makes you fat :

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_body_mass_index - The first OECD countries in that list are USA, NZ, UK, Australia and Canada) ,

Obviously a joke, but given the context, I feel compelled to point out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causation

.. does it has an impact on the brain mass index of its leaders too?

I just read last night Mr.Morrison:

“But I think to suggest, with just 1.3 per cent of global emissions, that Australia doing something differently, more or less, would have changed the fire outcome this season; I don’t think that stands up to any credible scientific evidence at all.

Fortunately we do not need to rely on Mr. Morrison's OPINION, because we can just look at the DATA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_greenhouse_gas_emissions_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_gas_emissions_by_Australia#Politics Late 1980s clear consensus need for action between the two major political parties. 1991 incoming right wing governments began framing science of climate change as a continuing debate. 1997 Australia 1 of only 2 countries to not ratify the Kyoto Protocol.^[12] 2007 both parties promising action on climate change 2007 new Labor government immediately ratified Kyoto 2009 Abbott blocks Labor's climate change bill 2010 Labor drops climate change bill 2012 Gillard implements carbon "tax" 2014 Abbott repeals carbon "tax" 2015 Turnbull takes over, changes nothing 2018 Morrison takes over, changes nothing So you can see that looking across a generation instead of an election, both major parties have changed their narrative from "we must do something" to "we must do nothing". PS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Lie_with_Statistics (I haven't actually read it yet, though.)