[quote]ampleforth wrote:
jasmincar wrote:
I don’t get it when someone is saying global warming is a scam. Think about it one second: why would someone want to make you believe in global warming? What does it makes people buy? But I can understand someone wanting to make you think it doesnt exist.
It is a fact.
First, let me say that I don't think GLOBAL WARMING is a scam. However, I am not ready to concede to everything in the "Global Warming" agenda. Global Warming is at this point just a theory being debated at the highest levels of science. Obviously, man kind should take care to protect the environment. The question is what lengths we should go and how much we should spend to achieve a certain improvement.
You asked the question "why would someone want to make you believe in global warming?" The answer is very basic: Since the dawn of time, fear has been a prime motivator. See big animal with sharp teeth, run like hell. Children are told to be good or they will be punished. Adults are told to be good or they will go to hell. Teach a population to fear something and convince them you have the solution and you can manipulate and control said population. Everyone is looking for salvation at some basic level.
I have read many scientific works on Global Warming. The IPCC has a ton of data that can be used to support either side of the argument. For a really entertaining look (fictional) on the matter, read Michael Crichton's "A State of Fear" if you want to see an extreme view of political manipulation.
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The truly frustrating issue in this debate is the definition of terms, or the lack thereof.
If you ask me if there is global warming, my response is yes, there is such a thing as well as global cooling. And the truth is we can do nothing about it.
So the “chicken littles” of the world change the name to “man made global warming.” The inference being if we made it, we can (and therefore should) fix it. When the “man made” is thrown in there it brings with it a ton of emotion as well and the objectivity of the discussion goes out the window. Our sun is slowly but steadily expanding, meaning that is is getting ever closer to our earth. In another 500 million years it will probably consume the earth. We are experiencing a phase of increased sun flare activity. I am unaware of how we could cause or correct this.
The takeaway,
Global warming…yes
Man made global warming…no