> -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Munn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 8:35 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: global warning dissenters > > You have nicely summed up the entire problem with the global warming > argument. We have no idea what the delta is between natural warming and > human-induced warming. We have limited observational data over a very > limited period of time, but from that information people are drawing very > large conclusions that could be fundamentally right or fundamentally > wrong.
My position (often stated) is that it makes good sense either way. Position one: human activity does, indeed, cause global change. Position two: human activity does not, in any way, cause global climate change. If the first position is true we need to reduce emissions, find cleaner sources of energy and consider our actions on a global scale. If the second is true we should still do that. Remember however that if the first position is true it affects us, humans, almost exclusively. "Life on Earth" will go one quite happily with very little change. However we've constructed our society to be very dependent on a stable environment. Climate change could mean major shifts in arable land, huge changes in fishing grounds and livestock grazing land. All of these will drastically affect us. At the very least, even if our food supply holds steady it will cause enormous financial issues. This kind of stress will almost definitely cause other problems - perhaps catastrophic ones. So, we're faced with a nearly overwhelming scientific consensus telling us that bad things are going to happen unless we do things that are probably a good idea anyway. And we're confused, as a culture, what to do. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:208130 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
