humanities.philosophy.objectivism

On Feb 28, 6:06 pm, David Schwartz wrote:
> On Feb 25, 8:05 pm, TC wrote:

> > A simple reference to a paper or article that
> > with some authority says something like
> > "total deaths from cold were XXX in 1990 and total
> > deaths from heat were YYY in 1990."
> > Where XXX>YYY would suffice.

> This is like trying to find a reference that white is lighter than
> black. I'm not sure anybody bothered to compile actual numbers because
> it is so unbelievably obvious what the results will be.

Yes cold climates are healthier than hot.
Proof in the evolution of civilizations.

>.... because we all know that
> cold kills more people than heat.

It's not obvious to me.

> For example, this is one typical global-warming will kill
> article:http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/494582_3
> And it starts out:
> "Since heat-related deaths are generally much fewer than cold-related
> deaths, the overall effect of global warming on health can be expected
> to be a beneficial one".

Bad start. Never assume the obvious.

> In other words, you are arguing with me over what both sides (and all
> sane people) already agree on. We'd have to get way past this to get
> anywhere close to anything controversial.

The issue is not deaths from heat spells or cold spells as
most seem to assume, but the effect or hotter climate
or colder climate on overall health.
Mosquitoes, diseases, mold, that sort of stuff.

Tom