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> You could start calling it global warming. Except that the planet has been warming and cooling for millions of years. To put into perspective: Age of Earth
by at-fates-hands 7y ago
> You could start calling it global warming.
Except that the planet has been warming and cooling for millions of years.
To put into perspective:
Age of Earth: 4.6 billion years
How long Dinosaurs lived: 400 million years
Age of humans: 200,000 years.
The human species is literally less than a blip on the earth's historical radar. I'm convinced whatever we do to the planet, it will recover, like it always has. Humans not adapting? That's the real problem.
- ska 7y agoThis sort of perspective, while true, doesn't seem very germane to the conversation of our current, rapid, and human caused climate change. We collectively will have to deal with that (or die out, I suppose) and understanding it and how to mitigate effects seems to be the sensible response. Understanding that the planet, if not the current biological configuration, is likely to be around much longer that we are doesn't seem to add much; at least to me.
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- SketchySeaBeast 7y agoThen what name would you suggest?
- stefco_ 7y ago> Except that the planet has been warming and cooling for millions of years. This does not invalidate calling it "global warming". Just because it's happened before doesn't mean it's not happening now. When you hit the gas, do you restrict yourself from saying that the car's speed is increasing just because it's increased before?