2500 Years of Observations, Deductions, Models and Geoethics: Global Perspective

It all began with observations. With Ovidius, changes and metamorphoses were incorporated in the
ancient “scientific” knowledge. Aristotle’s was to formulate the world’s first model claiming that the
Earth was in the planetary centre. This model fooled the world for 1800 years. There is a danger in
ruling models. The nuclear waste handling and the global warming scenario are two such modern
ruling models, both of which are here challenged because of observational facts. Geoethics calls for
an increased respect for observational facts. Observation–interpretation–conclusion must be the base
and backbone for science today, as it has been in the past.