Yep, you're reading it right! I wonder if these guys think cigarettes are bad for you (duh) or that AIDS is transmittable by tears (oh, come on!). Yes, I know there is no direct link between global warming and human's behavior, but sometimes you can't always link things directly--science isn't perfect. However, since there are a number of ways we individual humans will benefit from treating the connection as real, it would seem pretty thickheaded to continue this line of BS that thinks we're not responsible for the damage being done to our planet.
This kind of denial also shows us (once again) how Republicans generally like to pretend that denying something is the same thing as making it not exist. What else are they telling us isn't a problem but is actually killing us?
Oh, let me count 'em!
Damn, too many and I got a bus to catch! Have a good morning everybody!
"Yes, I know there is no direct link between global warming and human’s behavior ...,"
ReplyDeleteSo you're agreeing with the majority of Republicans then?
The question is "Do you think its been proven beyond a REASONABLE DOUBT that the earth is warming ..."
Incidentally, I agree that we should cut off our dependance on petroleum and make our industries more "green". The question is to what extent is global warming caused by man? And there is no definitive answer to that, just a consensus. And I thought you HATED consensus thinking!
Not at all--I don't really "hate" anything, I'm just overdramatic sometimes :)
ReplyDeleteAs for me agreeing with Republicans? No. What I said was that there was no direct link--there's plenty of statistical links, but that's not like saying "Look, when I aim the magnifying lens just so, the fly catches on fire!"
Likewise, we can't see the direct causal connection between us spewing chemicals into the air and the climate shifting all around us. However both are happening and it seems like the two are connected, much like cigarette smoking and lung cancer. Of course, the clincher is, most scientists agree with the conclusion one makes after making this observation.
Another thing is that "Global Warming" suggests that the planet as a whole is warming up. The problem is that there are parts of our planet that are, in fact, getting colder. People who don't understand what's really going on here think this is proof that GW is bunk, when really it shouldn't be called Global Warming at all--it should be called Global Climate Change. Why else do you have snow in Malibu and August-heat in December in New York followed by crazy snow storms 2 months later? Weeee!
The world is changing fast enough for us to see it!! How FUCKED is that??