Max has really disgusted me.

[mburbank]

He's not funny enough to be Vinth. Witness the Hissy fit that is this thread.

Here's what I can do; Argue any of the points you mentioned.

Here's what I can't do; be bothered right now.

Here's what I might do; be bothered ever.

You make statements far more often than arguments. They seem to stem from things you've been overly impressed by without trying to dig deeply into, as in siting levels of coal use in London over the last few centuries as proof that the environment is getting better. You are a young man in the first throes of puppy love with being smart. Thankfully it passes in most cases because it's insuferable. You desperately need to make the acquaintance of people smarter than you. This should not be as hard as you imagine.

As I may have mentioned before, I'm mostly here to play. You'll find the grand demonstration of throwing down the gauntlet is often followed by a dog running off with your glove. Go read "A Christmas Carol" and try to improve yourself.