Wooster_UK - Slashdot User

Comment Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa (Score 1) 1020

by Wooster_UK on Monday October 08, 2007 @01:31PM (#20900965) Attached to: Scientists Deliver 'God' Via A Helmet

I apologise for being so closed-minded that I actually think that historical truth exists.
I apologise for being so closed-minded that I actually think that historical claims are investigable.
I apologise for thinking that therefore any religious believer whose belief is based on an historical claim has little to fear from research into neurological phenomena.

I apologise for having looked at evidence and having drawn a conclusion.
I apologise for drawing a conclusion which differs from yours.
I apologise for wanting a rational discussion.

I apologise for not having freaky mystical experiences to rely on.
I apologise for maintaining strong religious convictions in spite of that clear deficit.
I apologise for thinking that that does no discredit to my commitment to truth.

In short, I apologise that I'm not another Slashdot clone, and for mistaking this thread for an intelligent discussion as to whether religious believers need to be concerned about this research. In future, I shall endeavour only to post comments which are unchallenging of hidden assumptions and uncritical of philosophical materialism.

Ozone Layer Improving Faster Than Expected 325

Posted by Zonk on Saturday May 27, 2006 @04:23AM from the go-ozone-go-ozone dept.

SpaceAdmiral writes "Since the implementation of the Montreal Protocol, which limited ozone-destroying gasses like CFCs, the Earth's ozone layer has been recovering. However, new studies show that the ozone in the lower stratosphere is actually recovering faster than the Montreal Protocol alone can explain." From the article: "It's a complicated question. CFCs are not the only things that can influence the ozone layer; sunspots, volcanoes and weather also play a role. Ultraviolet rays from sunspots boost the ozone layer, while sulfurous gases emitted by some volcanoes can weaken it. Cold air in the stratosphere can either weaken or boost the ozone layer, depending on altitude and latitude. These processes and others are laid out in a review just published in the May 4th issue of Nature: 'The search for signs of recovery of the ozone layer' by Elizabeth Westhead and Signe Andersen."

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