> That's what the climate change deniers want you to think. > It's not true. > We know damn well that carbon dioxide blocks long wave > infrared radiation. > We know that the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is > rising. We know that the increase in CO2 comes from burning > fossil fuels. We know that the earth is absorbing more > energy than it's radiating away. What's more, we know all of > these things from multiple independent methods, and the > analysis has been done by many different independent people. > There are no serious scientists working in climate that > disagree with that. > (There are some kooks, but you can find kooks in biology that > don't believe AIDS is caused by HIV. The existence of crazy > people is not an argument. > And, of course, their are monied interests paying people to > tell lies.) Global warming is real, man caused, and it's > going to cause problems.
Snipped Stuff > No. It's quite reasonable to make the claim that climate > change is certain, that it's caused by man burning fossil > fuels, and it's happening now. > > -- > David Scheidt > [email protected] It should be pointed out, that the terminology of "Climate deniers" implies that those who take up opposing or dissenting views, are in the wrong. <shrug> Those two comments above were enough to make me think "this is one discussion that is driven by dogma rather than an open mind either way. Stay clear of it." So - be aware, that your choice of wording above actually made someone back away thinking that any further conversation would get into a pissing contest. _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
