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Originally Posted by rlpw
Curt,
Climate changes constantly if humans are here or not. I have been reading for the past few hours both pro and con and I'm beginning to think all of it is junk science on both sides. Now if you are argueing about pollution and overconsuming you have a valid point, but all this human causeing global warming is theory, and theory is an opinion.
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You have to sort amongst all the junk to get to the facts, rlpw. I admire you for spending the time to look at all sides though. I've got no problems with people disagreeing with my opinion, or the opinions of many top Scientists. I believe at the last estimate, although don't quote me on this, over 90% of the Worlds top Scientists, including top Scientists at NASA, agree that Global Warming is a current fact and human activity part of the cause. Even the G8 agree on it being fact.
The fact that there are those who tend to believe that Global Warming is a huge Liberal, tree-hugging illusion with hidden agendas is actually good because it makes the Scientists look even deeper at the facts and come up with the results that can help benefit us all and future generations (I'm neither liberal or a tree-hugger btw, tried it once and it's nothing to bark about).
Imagine if, when Pythagoras had claimed the Earth was a sphere 26 centuries ago, nobody had questioned his theories - future Scientists may never have looked with more depth into it. Even with the wealth of information available today, flat earth societies still exist believe it or not, regardless of all the evidence to the contrary compiled over those 26 centuries. Scientists have always been given a hard time by politicians and religious leaders to prove their theories - and so they should be. And one Scientist will always need the agreement of the vast majority of fellow Scientists on his theory before his theory can be taken as plausible. Scientists have to battle Politicians, Religious leaders, Corporations (all 3 of which have questionable agendas, little experience in the field and the potential to influence mass thought), as well as their fellows, to get their evidence eventually accepted. I'd rather believe the vast majority of Scientists any day than the other 3 groups. Science Fiction has the ability to decieve and nobody will care, Science Fact has to be able to stand the test of time by being proven or being discredited and forgotten. No Scientists wants to be discredited. Some Scientists, unfortunately, don't want to be forgotten and will go to any deceptive lengths to try to be famous, but always get found out eventually.
This isn't about scare-mongering. Flyboy started this thread I believe with the intention of giving us all something to think about - something that if the Science fully backs it up, which much of it does, could have major negative effects on our children and grandchildren. I'm aware of it, I've read many of the facts and tried to sort out the junk from what appears valid - but I don't think about it enough. I'm sure many of us don't. As individuals we can't make the world a better place for all life and the planet. Maybe as a group we can't because nobody can say what the future holds (unless you believe Nostradamus). But better to try and fail than not to try at all.
@undeaf - looks can be deceiving.
