Don,

I agree, debates should rest on facts. Plate tectonics gained acceptance because the facts were on its side; coastlines in agreement, magnetic stripes recording mid-ocean spreading, earthquake mechanisms supporting 3 types of plate boundaries.

I just don't want to argue based on people's personalities and friendships.

Let's talk about well-documented facts.

However, at the moment geoForecaster's facts are propietary, and their statistics rather odd.

John