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I posited that warming came from CO2 emitted from volcanos. After all, they do emit massive amounts of CO2. We can do things to counteract that CO2, such as m

by anamax 14y ago

I posited that warming came from CO2 emitted from volcanos. After all, they do emit massive amounts of CO2. We can do things to counteract that CO2, such as making carbon sinks. We can do other things to affect the warming. I find it interesting that you accept the consequences of "nature" without question. > then reducing or stopping it is comparatively easy: reduce CO2 emissions. This is a definition of "easy" that I'm unfamiliar with. Let's see how it works in other areas. "Heroin use is bad for most people, so let's just stop using heroin". Hmm. People engage in CO2 producing activities because they get benefits from those activities. And, those benefits don't have the costs of heroin. And there's still the "what's the right temperature" question (which isn't that simple). Why not 5 degrees warmer?

mikeash 14y ago
You appear to be arguing against a straw man. I never accepted the consequences of nature without question. I didn't say reducing CO2 emissions was easy, I said it was "comparatively easy". And this is true. It's much easier to reduce CO2 emissions than it is to extract CO2 from the air once it's already there. I can't figure out just what it is about the global warming question that causes people to become completely incapable of reasoned conversation. It sure is annoying, though.
- anamax 14y ago
  > I said it was "comparatively easy". And this is true. It's much easier to reduce CO2 emissions than it is to extract CO2 from the air once it's already there. So you think that doing without heat is much easier than growing a tree.... "Don't emit" vs "take out of the air" is not nearly the slam dunk that you assume that it is. > I can't figure out just what it is about the global warming question that causes people to become completely incapable of reasoned conversation. I like the smug attitude from folks spouting facile falsehoods.

by anamax 14y ago

mikeash 14y ago

You appear to be arguing against a straw man. I never accepted the consequences of nature without question. I didn't say reducing CO2 emissions was easy, I said it was "comparatively easy". And this is true. It's much easier to reduce CO2 emissions than it is to extract CO2 from the air once it's already there. I can't figure out just what it is about the global warming question that causes people to become completely incapable of reasoned conversation. It sure is annoying, though.

anamax 14y ago
> I said it was "comparatively easy". And this is true. It's much easier to reduce CO2 emissions than it is to extract CO2 from the air once it's already there. So you think that doing without heat is much easier than growing a tree.... "Don't emit" vs "take out of the air" is not nearly the slam dunk that you assume that it is. > I can't figure out just what it is about the global warming question that causes people to become completely incapable of reasoned conversation. I like the smug attitude from folks spouting facile falsehoods.