tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post2994943179878297721..comments2024-03-16T08:04:53.086-05:00Comments on Dredd Blog: The Common Good - 6Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-89618524259039494572013-04-26T13:32:41.384-05:002013-04-26T13:32:41.384-05:00The polar bears are not intelligent enough in thos...The polar bears are not intelligent enough in those circumstances to be scared.<br /><br />Humans on the other hand ought to be scared because of what it means when the Arctic ice sheets melt.<br /><br />There will be lots of places along the East and West coasts where they will have to swim ten miles if they do not move (when the ice sheets melt).<br /><br />Unlike the Polar Bears as you indicated, a ten mile swim for most Americans would be life threatening.<br /><br />TIME magazine was not intellectually dishonest, because many understandings as well as misunderstandings will result when millions of people view their cover.<br /><br />It does not mandate but one perception or interpretation.Randyhttp://www.peakoil.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-40174829601859752112013-04-26T12:17:11.972-05:002013-04-26T12:17:11.972-05:00Dredd, I don't have a substantive quibble, mo...Dredd, I don't have a substantive quibble, more just an intellectual honesty quibble. Anyone who knows anything about polar bears knows that iconic photo of them on a small sheet of ice realizes it is dishonest. Polar bears can swim for 10 miles or more in the water and often do. It appeals to stupid people who think the polar bear is stranded and scared.ndspinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446291993043775612noreply@blogger.com