I am growing weary of this "debate" and since I seem to have the knack of
ending threads on the rare occasions when I post on them, lets kill this one
right now.
Global warming isn't a debate it is two sides talking past each other.
Side 1 sees glaciers melting and snowcapped mountains without snow and a
hundred other anecdotal observations and says global warming is obvious even to
the casual observer. How can you be so blind as not to notice. With 6
billion humans and their hundreds of millions of automobiles and other
polluting industries it is equally obvious humanity is to blame and something
must be done IMMEDIATELY to stop this.
Side 2 sees the anecdotal evidence as just that anecdotal. There is no
smoking gun which says any current climate change is anything other than mother
nature flexing her muscles. Proponents range from there is no global warming,
it is just a short term fluctuation, to records show numerous times in the past
where earth has been warmer than it is now and this is just another warm up
period. Since the human impact, miniscule or great, is not fully understood,
taking draconian steps to reduce greenhouse gases which will affect global
standards of living with no assurances of any effect on the climate, is
premature. If you don't understand the problem your solution may be flawed,
too little or too much or completely irrelevant. Note side 2 does not deny
the anecdotal evidence or some climate change, just the conclusions drawn from
it. So new evidence of warming, which side 1 will scream from the roof tops,
has little to no effect on side 2 which is looking for solid sci
entific evidence of what exactly is the effect of humanity on the climate.
Side 1 is more emotional and side 2 more analytical. Neither side will credit
the the other and will continue to talk past each other until mother nature
forces a solution on one side or the other. Neither side will convert the
other at this point so further discussion on the "METEORITE!!!" list is not
only against list rules, but a waste of time and bandwidth.
Lets kill this thread, no posting to the list to tell me how right or wrong I
am.
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Eric Olson
7682 Firethorn Dr
Fayetteville, NC 28311
http://www.star-bits.com
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