MYSELF: Don't you feel silly talking to me?
ME: Not at all. Who else will answer the questions that need to be asked? Others tend to disregard questions that they deem a little sticky. Personally, I believe it's quite healthy, and important, to work out questions in your own mind. I believe it contributes a lot to what is called "common sense". There are some who seem to follow certain talking points in pursuit of their agenda, and when they are confronted with facts contrary to their talking points, they simply ignore the facts and continue their pursuit. You would think that they would have already anticipated questions about their agenda and come up with answers.
MYSELF: Do you have an example of what you're talking about?
ME: Oh yes! There is a certain individual whose favorite anti-God website has told him that our "Founding Fathers" were atheists or worse, and that the First Amendment to the Constitution was obviously written to protect the Government( or atheists) from Christian thought. You can present all the documentation you want, to counter his argument, and it is simply ignored.
MYSELF: Don't you think you got a little carried away with the First Amendment thing?
ME: Not in the least. But now, on to the topic I wanted to discuss with you: This same individual questioned my statement that wind power and solar power will never be more than an auxiliary source of power, so let's think about that for awhile. I admit, I could be wrong.
MYSELF: Tally ho.
ME: Okay. I read that wind power amounts to about 0.4 % of the nations total electicity production, and there are already quite a few wind farms in use. Can you imagine how many wind farms it would take to make a significant contribution to the nation's power production?
MYSELF: No, but I imagine quite a few.
ME: You can't just throw up a wind generator anywhere and expect it to start generating. They say the best location is a bald hill. How many bald hills are available? I guess Pickens has a pretty good idea, as far as it goes, but guess what, even in West Texas sometimes the wind don't blow. And, by the way, if wind farms are such a good idea, ever wonder why TXU isn't building them instead of T. Boone Pickens?
MYSELF: Yep. What else?
Me: Solar Power. I offer the same argument here. There's no way to put up enough solar collectors to significantly boost the nation's energy production. Plus, I've heard it would cause a bigger problem. The atmosphere is warmed by the reflection of the sun off of the earth. What would happen if that sunlight is absorbed by millions of solar collectors?
MYSELF: I don't know. Anything else?
ME: No, I guess that will do for now.