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"What proof do you have that humans are _causing_ the climate to change, a climate which has been changing ever since the formation of the Earth 4.5 billion yea
by scarygliders 7y ago
"What proof do you have that humans are _causing_ the climate to change, a climate which has been changing ever since the formation of the Earth 4.5 billion years ago? And what proof do you have that homo sapiens - who have only been on this planet for roughly 200 thousand years, of which have only been embarking in Industry for around 200 of those - can have any effect whatsoever in somehow stopping the climate from changing? Lastly, what definitive proof is there that the trace gas CO2, comprising of 0.04% of the Earth's atmosphere - of which humans are respnsible for a mere 0.01% of that - is the primary temperature control knob of this planet?"
The CO2/CAGW/Climate Change alarmism Emperor has no clothes!
- sxcurry 7y agoIt will be interesting to see how statements like this are viewed in another 30 or 40 years. I suppose most deniers will deny ever having denied, but hopefully there will be clear historical records to set things straight.
- scarygliders 7y agoYep. You went ahead and used the "denier" slur. That says a lot more about you than it does about me.
- scarygliders 7y agoAll the rank cowards downvoting it. Go ahead. You KNOW deep down that you've either been gullible and taken in by the alarmism, or you're complicit in the agenda which is utilising existential fear - like all tyranny-supporting agendas do.
- ryanwaggoner 7y agoWow. Just to be clear, I'm not putting the burden of proof on you. I accept that the burden is on the side arguing that anthropogenic climate change is real. I'm simply asking you what standard of proof you would require. What would convince you? EDIT: for anyone else wondering about the "0.04%" factoid thrown out, this article is a pretty good explanation of how the greenhouse effect works and how a trace gas can have a noticeable affect on global temperature: https://www.sciencealert.com/co2-is-only-a-tiny-part-of-our-atmosphere-but-it-has-a-huge-influence-here-s-why https://www.sciencealert.com/co2-is-only-a-tiny-part-of-our-...
- scarygliders 7y agoYes, let's hear the real story about CO2 shall we? https://wattsupwiththat.com/2019/05/01/a-story-of-co2-data-manipulation/ https://wattsupwiththat.com/2019/05/01/a-story-of-co2-data-m...
- ryanwaggoner 7y agoSigh...why is it so hard for you to answer this question? In a world where you are convinced by the evidence that anthropogenic climate change is real and poses a grave threat to humanity over the next century, what does that evidence look like? I'm not remotely qualified to read your long article and try and either debunk it or determine that yes, it does indeed have real scientific merit despite its disagreement with the overwhelming consensus by experts in the relevant fields. Nor do I particularly feel the need to. I lump anthropogenic climate change in with evolution: I don't have the expertise to evaluate the evidence myself but it seems like virtually everyone who does is on one side of the argument. That's good enough for me.
- stephenitis 7y agoAnswer the question maybe? What would it take to convince you?