"fossil" fuels

[Lisa Rogers <LROGERS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 1:00 AM 7/29/96, Rolf Martens wrote:
>Furthermore, the chemical fuels are always called "fossil fuels" by
>all the media etc, by the entire present-day inquisition. This
implies>that the theory of their being of biological origin is
correct, which>would also mean that these resources were
comparatively scarce ->another "reason" for limiting their use. In
reality, the carbon hydrates>from which these energy sources stem are
of cosmic origin.
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Look Rolf, I don't really need all the pages about the plausibility
of gov / industry lies, etc.  Consider that people talking with you
here are not stupid, not wanting to be reactionary, not liking to be
labelled, asking for info and scientific argument, and maybe not even
necessarily committed against nuclear energy.

Whenever you want to answer my question, I think you could do it in a
lot less space than your *answers* to me so far, but that is up to
you. [I asked about the *cosmic source* of *fossil fuels*, what that
scenario is, how it might have happened.]

Meanwhile, you are attaching far too much political baggage and
suspicion to the hypothesis of biological origin.  I see no reason
that bio-origin is any more of an argument for scarcity than
astro-geological origin.  Either way, the planet's not getting any
more onboard for the foreseeable future, right?  With respect to
'scarcity' it makes no difference if it's bio- or not.

Second, if coal is not the remains of plant material, I'm curious how
all those little twig-like things and leaf prints got into my
Grandma's coal pile.

Third, there is a big difference between hydrocarbons and
carbohydrates.  When these are confused, an argument doesn't look
very chemically informed or believable.

Fourth, it's little wonder that I never heard of the astro-geological
[cosmic] hypothesis, especially if it's only in Swedish.  That's why
I asked for a brief explanation of what that hypothesis is, so I
might find out something new, and I'm sure I wouldn't be the only
one.  I don't think it's _surprising_ that I haven't heard of it, so
forget that and just fill me in some time, if you don't mind.


Please consider that dealing with these points will _help_ your
argument.  This is the value of honing arguments on people that are
friendly to your overall aim, these kinds of arguments can actually
sharpen your case and your presentation, if you like.

Lisa



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