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Hee hee I loved the Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction show where you had to decide whether a story was genuinely strange or just some BS that the writing staff came up with. However I found it to be a nice exercise for doing what I like to do most, breaking down a situation, analyzing it, and coming up with an answer.
That randomness aside, this is exactly what I have been doing with Global Warming in my head. I've read a few books and articles from both sides, watched Gore's movie (ps he is an assface) read Crichton's State of Fear, and have listened to countless young college students discuss the subject (one of the great things about working at a restaurant with a bachelors). So what's the dealie yo?
Well I personally felt that Crichton hit a strong note with his book. I'm a huge fan of the man's brain and the radical views he takes on subjects before they even gain global recognition. Fanboyness aside, the point that he brings in his book is that our world is constantly changing. Think about it this way. After the Ice Age, what do you think lived in the areas previously covered by ice? Do you think that Redwood forests simply popped up as the glaciers receded? Things had to start off small, and since vegetation can greatly affect temperatures and all of their surroundings, air composition moisture level, I think it would be fair to say that the weather patterns and temperatures were nothing like what they are today. So this means that our climate has changed before, and is more than likely going to change again, depending on the factors that affect it.
Global Warming advocates have one thing right if nothing else. We need to be aware of what we are doing on a large scale to the planet, and how that may affect it. However I do not believe that all the scares that are being brought into the media and pop culture are all that well founded. Long term weather prediction is just ****. The margin of error for long term climate prediction is laughably larger than most areas of science (don't have numbers, sorry).
My favorite part of all of this is how there is scientific evidence supporting both sides of the story. Just goes to show how unbiased and objective science is today.
So, to those of you on these forums who have an interest in the subject, and can speak their point clearly and without flaming, what is your position on the subject?
And while the whole media side to this story is a whole discussion of its own, it sure does make the conspiracy theorist in me stir around a bit. Gotta love using mob mentality to control your public.
That randomness aside, this is exactly what I have been doing with Global Warming in my head. I've read a few books and articles from both sides, watched Gore's movie (ps he is an assface) read Crichton's State of Fear, and have listened to countless young college students discuss the subject (one of the great things about working at a restaurant with a bachelors). So what's the dealie yo?
Well I personally felt that Crichton hit a strong note with his book. I'm a huge fan of the man's brain and the radical views he takes on subjects before they even gain global recognition. Fanboyness aside, the point that he brings in his book is that our world is constantly changing. Think about it this way. After the Ice Age, what do you think lived in the areas previously covered by ice? Do you think that Redwood forests simply popped up as the glaciers receded? Things had to start off small, and since vegetation can greatly affect temperatures and all of their surroundings, air composition moisture level, I think it would be fair to say that the weather patterns and temperatures were nothing like what they are today. So this means that our climate has changed before, and is more than likely going to change again, depending on the factors that affect it.
Global Warming advocates have one thing right if nothing else. We need to be aware of what we are doing on a large scale to the planet, and how that may affect it. However I do not believe that all the scares that are being brought into the media and pop culture are all that well founded. Long term weather prediction is just ****. The margin of error for long term climate prediction is laughably larger than most areas of science (don't have numbers, sorry).
My favorite part of all of this is how there is scientific evidence supporting both sides of the story. Just goes to show how unbiased and objective science is today.
So, to those of you on these forums who have an interest in the subject, and can speak their point clearly and without flaming, what is your position on the subject?
And while the whole media side to this story is a whole discussion of its own, it sure does make the conspiracy theorist in me stir around a bit. Gotta love using mob mentality to control your public.