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>It does not get repeated because it would suggest that sea level changes are natural Sea level changes are absolutely natural and have fluctuated wildly over

>It does not get repeated because it would suggest that sea level changes are natural Sea level changes are absolutely natural and have fluctuated wildly over the history of the planet. The sea level was 360 feet lower 13,000 years ago. Certainly human activity has a measurable effect on the environment but it is simply absurd to pretend that our environment (including sea levels) isn't in a constant state of flux.

Ma8ee 4y ago
The problem now is that the change is some orders of magnitude faster than they used to be.
- StanislavPetrov 4y ago
  That isn't true at all. The history of the planet is marked by rapid, repeated changes in the climate. The climate is going to change - drastically - just like it has for the entire history of the earth. We should understand that our activity has an influence but it is not the only factor or the dominant one. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ContentFeature/GlobalWarming/images/epica_temperature.png https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ContentFeature/GlobalWarmi...
  - potsandpans 4y ago
    It's quite incredible to see this level of denialism in 2022
    - StanislavPetrov 4y ago
      Are you talking about the denialism of people who reject science and the undisputed fact that the environment has changed frequently and at a high velocity, continuously, over the meticulously documented history of the planet? Or are you referring to those who reject science, and insist, despite the detailed and voluminous evidence, that human activity is the predominant cause of environmental change, without which the climate would be stable?
      - potsandpans 4y ago
        I'm specifically referring to you, who's pathetically muddying the waters on some internet forum.
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        StanislavPetrov 4y ago
        It is sad and pathetic that so many are unwilling to acknowledge the science and the well-documented data. It is even more sad and pathetic that so many are unable to do so. But, unfortunately, that is why society looks the way it does.
  - Ma8ee 4y ago
    If we for a second disregard the fact that it’s a random graph without any context, even that graph shows changes in thousands of years, not like now when the temperature changes happens within decades.

Ma8ee 4y ago

The problem now is that the change is some orders of magnitude faster than they used to be.

StanislavPetrov 4y ago
That isn't true at all. The history of the planet is marked by rapid, repeated changes in the climate. The climate is going to change - drastically - just like it has for the entire history of the earth. We should understand that our activity has an influence but it is not the only factor or the dominant one. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ContentFeature/GlobalWarming/images/epica_temperature.png https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ContentFeature/GlobalWarmi...
- potsandpans 4y ago
  It's quite incredible to see this level of denialism in 2022
  - StanislavPetrov 4y ago
    Are you talking about the denialism of people who reject science and the undisputed fact that the environment has changed frequently and at a high velocity, continuously, over the meticulously documented history of the planet? Or are you referring to those who reject science, and insist, despite the detailed and voluminous evidence, that human activity is the predominant cause of environmental change, without which the climate would be stable?
    - potsandpans 4y ago
      I'm specifically referring to you, who's pathetically muddying the waters on some internet forum.
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      - StanislavPetrov 4y ago
        It is sad and pathetic that so many are unwilling to acknowledge the science and the well-documented data. It is even more sad and pathetic that so many are unable to do so. But, unfortunately, that is why society looks the way it does.
- Ma8ee 4y ago
  If we for a second disregard the fact that it’s a random graph without any context, even that graph shows changes in thousands of years, not like now when the temperature changes happens within decades.