The Truth About Denial

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  Posted By: Still driving my SUV @ 11/22/2009 1:36:57 AM

  To say that because I believe global warming is a myth means that I do not believe in the Holocaust is like me saying that because you do believe in global warming means you support Al Qaeda. You show your intelligence with a statement like that and you assure that anything you have wrote will be disregarded by everyone that has had the misfortune to read it.

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  Posted By: Still driving my SUV @ 11/22/2009 1:28:44 AM

  Though I have no proof to back it up, and most likely never will (much like Gore), I believe it is much more likely that global warming is nothing more than a way to make government larger, which it has every year of my life. I also believe that for whatever reason, the people that actually buy into the thought that we are causing the earth???s temperature change have an overwhelming feeling of guilt that they have life too good and they want to punish themselves and this is the only way they know how. I would just like to know two things:
  
  1) What temperature is the earth supposed to be?
  
  2) What is that big yellow thing in the sky that dictates how warm I feel when I walk outside? It seems to me that when that big yellow thing is blocked by clouds, I feel colder, but when there are no clouds, I feel warmer. Coincidently, when I am closer to that big yellow thing, I feel warmer than when I am farther away.
  
  I have a lot easier time believing that the solar flares which come from this big yellow thing and coincide with proven science that says we have hotter years with more solar flares, and colder with less. Of all the theories I have seen, this is the only one that has actually made sense to me, and until I see anything that is equally convincing, I will not believe it. Nor will I ever believe a former VP who has no education in climatology. But he sure has lined his pockets on this myth. I guess Gore must have asked the people on the sun to stop driving SUV's back in 1997, the last year the earth actually got hotter. Don't worry though, I love planting trees, they are great for firewood.
  

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  Posted By: Topeka57 @ 09/28/2009 2:45:31 AM

  I do not understand the continual push-back on the issue of global warming, and I am fascinated and disturbed by how the question of our survival has become a partisan issue. I work in the medical research area and one characteristic of science is that there is often very little certainty, yet we move forward with the best knowledge we have available -- usually that which is accepted by the majority of scientists. There continue to be disputes about biomarkers and treatment of heart disease, for example, but we don't withhold treatment while we continue the research. To continue with the comparison, there may be questions about the causes -- the condition might be caused by "human activity" (or bad habits, in the case of the heart patient). The cause might also be genetic, or a combination of factors. Yet in each case we expect the patient to participate in their recovery, if they want to survive.
  
  Our planet seems to be suffering from "inflammation", and its inhabitants will need to participate in its recovery, regardless of the cause. We can continue to argue about and research the causes, but as with heart disease, the longer we put off treatment, the less likely we are to recover.
  
  There is more than enough evidence that our collective habits are at least part of the problem. It is almost certainly the cause of the increased acidity and growing dead-zones in the oceans, and the alarming number of species extinctions. That alone should be a wake-up call.
  
  There has also been the argument that it would be unfair to our national interests if we take action, while developing countries balk. Yes indeed, China and India must be a part of the solution. But we can no longer afford to wait for others. We certainly weren't willing to wait for others when we went to war with Iraq. And (regardless of one's position on the war) I think it is fair to say we went to war with less certainty than we have about the threat of global climate change.