Why do so many people believe the hype behind "Global Warming"?

Question

There is no proof that it is anything more then a natural Cycle and yet the wackos seem to be spreading this BS and scaring people into believing that the end is near. Why are people so willing to accept this crap?

Answer 1

People with a poor understanding of science have a distrust in technology. The distrust allows them to swallow copious amounts of BS without asking for any proof, since it reinforces their insecurities.

From the website:
www.junkscience.com

Who says it is warming catastrophically? Humans have only been trying to measure the temperature fairly consistently since about 1880, during which time we think the world may have warmed by about +0.6 °C ± 0.2 °C. As we've already pointed out, the estimate of warming is less than the error margin on our ability to take the Earth's temperature, generally given as 14 °C ± 0.7 °C for the average 1961-1990 while the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) suggest 13.9 °C for their average 1880-2004. We are pretty sure it was cold before the 1880 commencement of record and we would probably not handle the situation too well if such conditions returned but there has been no demonstrable catastrophic warming while people have been trying to measure the planet's temperature. If we have really been measuring a warming episode as we think we have, then setting new records for "hottest ever in recorded history" should happen just about every year -- although half a degree over a century is hardly something to write home about -- so there's really nothing exciting about scoring the highest number when looking at such a short history.

Answer 2

Regardless of whether is is a 'natural cycle' or whether humans cause it, a global response is required because its effects are GLOBAL.

If global warming occurs naturally, and not as a result of human irresponsibility, I can accept that. What I can NOT accept is the idea that if humans have not caused it, it must not be real!

Global warming poses real climatological threats for our ecosystems, which means your life may not be so easy in the near future (regardless of how much wealth you may have accumulated).

Aldo, the Earth's magnetic poles are shifting, so the magnietic field will weaken and reduce our atmosphere's capacity to protect us from solar radiation. Also not an individual or national issue, but something that must be addressed globally.

The amusing thing between both of these concepts is that.. yes, they have occurred before...

But no HUMAN has experienced them. Humanity has never encountered these huge forces of Nature. So, I think it behooves us to be alarmed, and to take whatever action we can.

I like to operate indepedently whenever possible, but I also understand the power of nonsummativity, as it applies to solving problems, and the power of nonsummativity as it applies to the variables that impact those problems.

The correct answers usually don't come by ignoring the questions.

People are NOT willing to accept this crap.

Answer 3

some very exciting comments here. i in my opinion do no longer have confidence worldwide warming is man made, no longer once you verify out the authentic info of ways long we've been generating CO2 and in that element the worldwide has worldwide temperature has constantly fluctuated with sessions of cooling and warming. 1940 to 1975 the worldwide went by a cooling section. From 1975 the worldwide has entered a warming section etc. the middle a while the worldwide exchange into plenty warmer than it particularly is now, yet a lot of you seem to completely forget approximately those info it particularly is very nearly as in case you do no longer choose to take heed to an decision argument. final nights programme had a jap scientist who exchange into head of the Antarctic survey. He reported that the melting of the Artic ice is a typical phenomenon. Over hundreds of years the ice p.c.. has extra effective and shriveled in length throughout the time of the historical past of this planet and not something is going to alter that technique. no person is asserting we could continuously merely standby and forget approximately pollution and save generating gas guzzling autos. Our materials are finite yet on a similar time shall we calm down on the hysteria because of the fact it particularly is precisely what it particularly is, hysteria.

Answer 4

I'm reminded of how there was time when all these "perfect" scientist predicted a global Ice Age...Time magazine even did their little doom and gloom article about it.

Seems that ever since environmentalism became trendy that they needed to change things a bit to force their believe systems down every ones throats. So they got a few Hollywood folks to join the band wagon since they are the smartest people in the U.S. and since the smartest people joined the band wagon certain politico folks jumped on it as well. Now the environmentalist had a star and political stage to preach and promote their philosophy and the masses believed.

Answer 5

I was watching the news tonight,and the high temp on this day was set in 1914,but how could that be? It was before global warming? Do you remember the acid rain scare back in the 80's? Do you ever remember anywhere in the world where it actually rained acid rain? another one of the eco-nut's scare tactics,but for reason people are gullible enough to believe the global warming scare.

Answer 6

because evidence has prooven that the periodical spikes in temperature every hundred thousnad years have amlost doubles in size and are still grwing. the sad part is, the peak is at the highest as the last one a huidnred thousand years ago and were only half way through out hundred thousadn years. they say the atmospooere will have reached a average of 92 degrees in 5 years

Answer 7

Please take the time to read the analytical reports presented by the Union of Concerned Scientists. Objective empirical criteria irrevocably establish the severity of global warming and the man-made causes behind it. The community of scientists has no difficulty understanding the immediacy and enormity of this catastrophe. Maybe, you need to devote yourself more to scientific applications rather than to propaganda produced by Exxon and other corporations dedicated to the destruction of this planet.

Answer 8

it is true...global warming im saying..because it has been proven that there is a hole in the ozone layer over africa which explains why its so hot. in fact even in common house hold items such as hair spray break up our ozone which is made up of 02 and 03 gases which is broken down by chlorofluorocarbons found in hairspray which break down the ozone layer in to C02 intead if of 02. but there is no possible way that the end is near we still have several millions of years left

Answer 9

Because the majority of people aren't Republicans.

Answer 10

why are other people so hell bound on denying it, shouln't we err on the side of caution on this issue.