Sometimes I hope the predictions are correct. Sometimes, when I get mad enough, I do wish the sun would just explode. I know where I'm going when it comes. Do you?
Of course they aren't correct. Solar flares are mild washes of radiation in the scheme of things. At worst we'll have to shield-up our power lines. There's a lot of military technology that could go dual-use in this regard. Remember 1989? They mildly disrupted the Canadian power grids. Not much to write home about.
And Big Government wants to spend billions on this.
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So solar flares aren't that big a deal? What exactly is their influence here on earth?
I'm the sort of humanist who thinks that when we're talking about the sky, we're talking about ourselves. We project the stories of our lives onto everything. You have a blog about solar flares that other people are paying too much attention to (and are beautiful) and a daughter who isn't paying enough attention to it. You should spell out the analogy; it's an emotional truth that there are no coincidences (even though scientifically there are plenty.)
Sorry to pry, but I consider a blog to be consent to wacky quasi-ideological advice. :)
I hope you'll find what I have to say meaningful.
There is one of you, however, who has nothing, it seems, but knives out for me.
I'm sorry to hear that Dr. Hendler. Everyting I gave read so far has been informative and well reasoned. I sincerely hope you will continue to share your worldview regardless of any detractors.
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