Originally posted by Demetre
How long would it take before someone decides that the sun needs to be blocked out completely in order to 'save' Us? What are Your thoughts and
opinions on this?
Yeah... I don't see that ever happening as the world and almost all of its inhabitants would cease to exist without the sun. We would be left with
no food because our crops require sun, and the animals we eat require plants. In addition, temperatures would plummet and we'd enter a new Ice Age,
I believe.
Originally posted by madnessinmysoul
you know, it would reduce overall pollution if we followed the kyoto protocols AND it would help with global warming...
Well, assuming your opinion were even true, it would probably lead to the collapse of much of our economy as well as a leap in unemployment numbers.
It's possibly something we can work into over time, but it's not realistic for us to just join the Kyoto deal tomorrow. Especially when countries
like China and India will be contributing far more pollution than us, if they aren't already.
you are correct, it has to do with many greenhouse gases
Did you know that the methane produced by cattle alone is many times more than that caused by humans? Why aren't people protesting to prevent cow
farts?
Anyway, I'm far from convinced that humans are the sole cause of this recent "warming". And anyone who says that they are 100% certain that humans
are responsible is being disingenuous, in my opinion. The hysteria we are experiencing now over global warming is the same thing we experienced in
the 60's when people were screaming that we were heading for a sudden and major ice age. And just like today, believers were calling for drastic
measures in order to prevent it. Imagine if we had believed all the hype then? This was front page stuff, it was on the covers of Time and
Newsweek-type publications.
The bottom line is that we as humans certainly need to do a better job caring for our planet. Regardless of whether or not we are causing the planet
to dramatically warm, we need to make changes. We need to reduce consumption and waste. We need to reduce emissions as well as our dependence on
fossil fuels. And maybe we do need a global warming scare in order to give us a kick in the butt before we cause a legitimate catastrophe.
If you really want to investigate the issue then you need to look past all of the b.s. You need to view the evidence and the figures on BOTH SIDES,
and make a decision for yourself. You need to realize that our planet is supposedly 6 billion years old, and that we have only been able to record
weather and temperature patterns for a very tiny fraction of that time. With that in mind, at this point, I think it is impossible to say that humans
are responsible for this apparant "global warming." As many horrifying figures as I've seen come from the pro-global warming side, I've seen far
more reassuring figures coming out of the anti-global warming side, for lack of better descriptions for the two major positions. Most people just
aren't seeing these figures and seeing these views because we are dominated by a liberal-leaning media as well as a very active and energized
pro-global warming base. But the figures are out there, you just need to make the effort to find them and make a decision for yourself.
Now here's what I just can't stand... If you question any aspect of global warming, or question whether or not humans are responsible for it (as I
do), you are labeled as a "denier" by the other side. One prominent proponent of the theory went as far to say that we are worse than Holocaust
deniers, if you can believe that! Just because you question the cause of something and you want to know all of the facts available doesn't mean that
you are a denier. The pro-side does this to marginalize anyone who doesn't buy everything that they're selling. And things like this are
all-too-common these days, especially in politics. If you're in favor of doing something to change the social security system, then you're accused
of wanting to "privatize social security". If you're against affirmative action, you're a "racist". It's about time we abandon such petty
tactics as these only undermine progress, especially when dealing with such a monumental issue as global warming and the involvement of humanity in
it.