Father Heathen
Veteran Member
It's funny how some people can be so adamantly anti-science, yet have no qualms using the fruits of science (medicine, technology, etc.)
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New letter warning about global warming signed by over 15,000 scientists
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It's funny how some people can be so adamantly anti-science, yet have no qualms using the fruits of science (medicine, technology, etc.)
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
It's funny how you're skeptical of something that's been thoroughly studied with an insurmountable mountain of evidence, yet you believe that 9/11 was in inside job and that the Pope is out to take over the world by magically combining all of the worlds religions and political ideologies under one umbrella, despite being completely incompatible with one another, and that the whole world would follow some guy in a silly hat just because.
Your cray cray! We ingest poison everyday. Whiskey is my poison, but heck even too much water can kill ya. Clean, pure, deionozed distilled water that has nothing else in it. Drink too much and you will poison yourself and die.
Water intoxication - Wikipedia
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What? What is this about island submerging and points of no return?
Those who understand the concepts of population exponential growth and resource depletion can make the necessary conclusions, and its certainly not encouraging. Google Guy McPherson for the definitive statement of this situation, and his website 'Nature Bats Last'...... He also discusses the significance of the melting of nearly all the Arctic Ice, an unprecedented event in earth's history.
'Civilization is a heat engine' is his definitive statement.
YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
It's not like someone would dare to not sign it given today's toxic climate.
Altfish
Veteran Member
Yes, I know how it works.
Oil companies and the like have lots of money.
They put lots of funds into their chosen candidate (Usually GOP)
They pay unscrupulous scientists to write non reviewed op-eds
Their candidate then lobbies for relaxing of laws on pollution backed by the dodgy scientists
Global warming continues and the rich are happy.
Jumi
Well-Known Member
Sounds like you don't have proof or any idea how scientists work.
You're just seeking evidence now? And doing so on an Internet discussion forum? Why? It's not the best place to learn about this matter, and you seem to already be pretty firm in your position without that knowledge.
Global warming is already occurring. It's a fact, not a prediction. What remains to be seen is the extent of the damage and its timeline.
You're 49 years old according to your personal stats, so you might or might not have grandchildren. Do you (or would you) have the strength of your convictions to share your position with your present or future grandchildren? Would you be willing to go on record with them, and eventually though them, with their grandchildren, as having being a climate denier back in the early 21st century?
You don't need to answer that question, but you might want to think about the what implications are if you realize that you would have misgiving about that.
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
Much like so many of those on the religious right who bastardize science so they can ignore the basic ToE, we see so many on the political right who bastardize science by ignoring the research and overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change. Frankly, I think it's less about ignorance than it is intellectual dishonesty-- they don't want to know, so they either ignore the massive amount of info or they turn to one of their right-wing sites and parrot their nonsense.
Guy Threepwood
Mighty Pirate
That's about half the number who signed the Oregon petition, declaring global warming scientifically illiterate nonsense.
MrMrdevincamus
Voice Of The Martyrs Supporter
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
Maybe check this out about the Oregon petition before continually swallowing: The 30,000 Global Warming Petition Is Easily-Debunked Propaganda | HuffPost
BTW, Charles Darwin, a member of the Spice Girls, and some of the characters from Star Wars were on that list according to Wikipedia.
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Father Heathen
Veteran Member
...and the Flat Earth International Conference sold out. Your point?
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
That, and a bunch random, witless yokels obviously don't quite have the same level of credibility that actual scientists do when it comes to science.
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
And by far the largest single group signing the petition were engineers. What I didn't see in it was in regards to party affiliation if any, which obviously might make quite a difference.
Haha if picking on a typo is the best retort you can come with I'll take that as a victory!
Milton Platt
Well-Known Member
The 30,000 Global Warming Petition Is Easily-Debunked Propaganda | HuffPost
How the OISM Petition Project casts doubt on the scientific consensus on climate change
30,000 Scientists Reject Anthropogenic Climate Change?
08-11-12
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Oregon_Petition
No, 30,000 scientists have not said climate change is a hoax
Oregon Institute of Science and Malarkey
Petition Project's 31,000 Rejects Are Still A Joke
Statement of the Council of the NAS Regarding Global Change Petition
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