Despite my political differences with Arnold Schwarzenneger, I have always strived to remain true to his pronouncement "I'm not sensitive". [which movie was that? I coulda swore I heard it, but Google aint helping]. But, truth be told, I'm a little taken aback by the lack of any substantive response to several of my recent assertions. (Russell, I'm not singling you out - in fact, your question was at least significantly related. The Internet is an important asset for current seismological studies. I am sure you can easily Google the facts germane to your question).

I relish a good argument. I've recently provided several good arguments regarding the futility of deterministic prediction, and other, more specific issues, including the chaotic nature of the earthquake nucleation process, the human failings in pattern recognition, the Full Moon Effect, and much more. The responses have been only tangential.

This is really a great forum. Just check out the others and I'm sure you'll agree (I don't know how to account for it, though). But - where is the beef?

Mike Williams in Arroyo Grande, CA