Does Global Warming worry you?

Question

It worries me alot. In idaho were seeing some strange weather. It feels like sping outside and it's january.

Answer 1

it certainly is a tricky question. even if the earths climate goes in "cycles," which it indeed does, most climate scientists say that OUR byproducts are very likely doing irreversible damage regardless of cycles.

Answer 2

No. The evidence is conclusive that the level of CO2 in the atmosphere is increasing, but even at today's level it is only a quarter of what it was in the era of the dinosaurs. The evidence is persuasive that the earth's temperature is increasing, but the temperature has been fluctuating throughout earth's history. There is no satisfactory evidence (and none is possible) that the CO2 is the, or a, cause of the temperature change; all prognostications of this are based on computer simulations, which, as anyone who has tried to predict the weather is well aware, have their problems. The effects of global warming are future and the costs are unknown; the costs of trying to do something are large, and more importantly, now. Any significant effort will reduce living standards worldwide, and that means that people will die.

Answer 3

These are the signs of the end times before the return of Christ, besides a huge nuclear war throuout the whole planet. In Australia in Melbourne will have not had much rain, and the dams are 38% full, and getting worse. We are starting to go through the worst drought in History. In the country areas on the border of Victoria and New South Wales it is so dry and cracked you cannot even reconise it. Water restrictions are in place now at a higher lever that last year. And they are thinking of putting it up. I refuse to drink recycled water if it came it(Yuck) as I would rather die that drink that. Queensland has more water that us. Tasmania was there dams almost full. Soon there may not be any water. The bushfires have certainly been on the increase latley as bushfires have been burning more often.

Answer 4

I don't get frantic about it. The media and the pop "scientists" like Al Gore would have you believe that warming is created by humans but many real scientists think it's natural climate variations.

What really worries me is people who demand that government fix global warming. The only way government could attempt to fix global warming to intrude in our lives even more than they already do.

Have you ever noticed that the people who make the most noise about global warming burn as much or more oil as the rest of us?

May I respectfully suggest that if you're really concerned about CO2 emissions and global warming that you turn off your computer, your lights, your furnace, stop driving cars, buying manufactured goods, etc. You can talk the talk, now walk the walk.

Answer 5

I don't buy the baloney that is being supported by Al Gore. I agree with the talk show host, Michael Savage. He says there have been several ice ages in the past...so what caused the earth to warm up between those ice ages when man (if man existed already) didn't have the modern technology to produce pollution yet?

Answer 6

I believe what Got Questions.Org posted in there July 21,2006 Email about Global Warming: As Christians, we should be concerned about our effect on our environment. God appointed man to be the steward of this world (Genesis 1:28), not the destroyer of it. However, we should not allow environmentalism to become a form of idolatry, where the “rights” of an inanimate planet and its non-human creatures are held in higher esteem than God (Romans 1:25). With global warming, as with any other topic, it is crucial to understand what the facts are, who those facts come from, how they are interpreted, and what the spiritual implications should be. A careful look at global warming, as a topic, shows that there is a great deal of disagreement about the facts and substance of climate change. Those who blame man for climate change often disagree about what facts lead them to that conclusion. Those who hold man totally innocent of it often ignore established facts. My experience and research leads me to believe that warming is, in fact, occurring; however, there is little to no objective evidence that man is the cause, nor that the effects will be catastrophic. I think the idea of earth “wearing out” is an apt analogy. This entire world has been continually decaying since the fall. Global warming “facts” are notoriously hard to come by. One of the few facts universally agreed upon is that the current average temperature of Earth is indeed rising. According to most estimates, this increase in temperature amounts to about 0.4-0.8 °C (0.72-1.44 °F) over the last 100 years. Data regarding times before that is not only highly theoretical, but very difficult to obtain with any accuracy. The very methods used to obtain historical temperature records are controversial, even between the most ardent supporters of human-caused climate change.
Christians ought to treat our world with respect and good stewardship, but we should not allow politically-driven hysteria to dominate our view of the environment. The primary problem with extreme forms of environmentalism is that they reject the Biblical concept that this current earth is not permanent. This world is not our eternal home. We are to be FAR more concerned with the salvation of souls than saving the earth. The Bible does in fact mention a form of "global warming." 2 Peter 3:7-13, "By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men...The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare...That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness." So, Me personally No, it doesn't worry me because the earth is not my home forever but, it don't stop me from doing everything I can do for what is best for the environment.

Answer 7

Ya, the evidence is all around us, yet folks don't want to change. Regardless of whether it's natural or man-made, the other affects of pollution are drastic, like the mass extinction that we are creating.
Why won't people think about the consequences of their actions?

Answer 8

I am somewhat concerned. What reasonable person would not be? The future of humankind may depend on what we do as rational, thinking, caring people today or at the very least in the near future.

Answer 9

the decimation of this planet's life and beauty is breaking my heart. i mean ... knowing it's happening is truly ruining my life. i obsess about it. i mourn the losses. dead birds dropping from the sky, drowning polar bears, barren coral reefs, disappearing dolphin, tigers, orangutans, pandas.. the list goes tragically on and on.

i become so despondent i pray that a pandemic culls back us wantonly destruction overly prolific humans. sometimes i absolutely loath my greedy self absorbed species.

Answer 10

yes it does. but in my opinion it is suppose to happen. remember when yehweh said that the next time he destroys the earth, it wont be by flood but by fire? i think global warming has a lot to do with that. everyone keeps ignoring it. and we have the ability to stop it. but does anyone care? no, b/c then the gov't wouldnt make any money.