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Debate:Are the Democrats capable of fighting terrorism? (view source)
Revision as of 16:43, May 10, 2007
, 16:43, May 10, 2007→Are the Republicans capable of fighting terrorism? YES, they are.
from terrorism-related issues to study global climate change – and Rep. Peter Hoekstra believes that’s flat-out wrong.
from terrorism-related issues to study global climate change – and Rep. Peter Hoekstra believes that’s flat-out wrong.
: Okay. Let's do a [[Pascal's wager]]. I hate to be 'making tallies of lives', but from a utilitarian perspective, it's right on.
Say (and I know I'm pulling figures out of the air) the likelihood of a major terrorist attack, that kills 10,000 (which, one must remember, is a massive amount - especially for terrorism, which generally tries to achieve its goals through 'style' rather than 'substance', to use rather blunt terms) is 50% in the next 50 years.
Thus, on average, 5,000 people would lose their lives.
Global Warming - in the next 50 years, the [[IPCC]] estimates that 150 '''million''' will be displaced - maybe 10 million (a very [[conservative]] estimate) will die as a direct result of climate change. Let's go with the average notion on this site - say that there is a '''1%''' chance (I know it's more, because the evidence sort of shows it) of the above taking place.
Thus, on average, 1.5 million would be displaced, and 100,000 would die.
See? Terrorist bombs<Catastrophic sea level rise and desertification
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