Money, wealth, and power. I believe each of us tend to have views that are based on our own interests. We become aclimated to a particular way of life and are very comfortable therin.
Yes, we adjust as things change, like Digital TV which we are all going to be watching no later than February of 2009. Personally, I don't like the digital TV distortion artifacts caused by the compression method, but it's not bad.
One can find somthing wrong with anything if one looks for the imperfections.
Oil is BIG business, perhaps the biggest on the planet. Lots of scientists work directly for big oil and or energy companies, and many others indirectly. They have their own interests in mind just as we have ours in mind. We all sell a product, wheather is is tangible or intangible, and we are happy to explain why our product is better than the next guys.
Yeah, lets sit back and watch for a while. View the "data" with an open mind and cross-check to ensure what is presented is not distorted by self-interest nor embelished to make a more splashy story.
We can do our own research if we like, thanks to the internet and access to data in quantities unfathomable just 20 years ago. Just keep in mind that everyone has a story that may be spun along their own (or bosses) lines of interest. Don't just "take their word for it", check it out, and read carefully. Just because someting is "New and Improved" or "The Latest Word" doesn't mean it is worthwhile. Do we really need microprocessor controlled remotely monitored toothbrushes ????
Steve  |