Their
effect was shattering, and especially in the case of Paul, the enemy of the Christian movement, they had the
effect of turning upside down the whole outlook of the people concerned and reversing the course of their lives in the
most drastic and complete way.
If you really want to put AGW fans to the test, do what I do occasionally and ask them to consider a world where the only source of revenue is from carbon taxing (ie the maxm theoretical price
effect for any given level of revenue) It really sets the hares running but inevitably they conclude it would be far too
drastic for
most tastes.