Nothing but a theory.

I read with interest the article by Mr. Behreandt on global warming ("Getting Burned by Bad Science," November 14 issue). Present global warming theory has a huge following by those I would put in the category of extreme environmentalists.

As a scientist who has dedicated my life's work to electronics, I can tell you that when a true scientist comes up with a hypothesis, or if you rather a theory, he does not accept the truth of this theory until after tests are conducted that cover all aspects of the conditions of the subject under study. This is done to reach a correct conclusion.

The junk scientist comes up with a theory, and because his ego tells him he has come up with a brilliant idea, he tells himself that it cannot be wrong. (I wish I could count the times that, in my work, I have experienced this same thought and through the process of tests I was proven to be wrong.) Troth is an illusive thing to those who fail to look for it!

Problematic is the fact that the subject of global weather extends over such long periods of time that science cannot possibly obtain records of the necessary accuracy to draw such fine conclusions as those claims made by extreme environmentalists.

DEAN L. CARTER

Walterboro, South Carolina