How many of you don't believe in global warming and why?

Question

From the time I was in elementary school until just in the last couple of years I have thought that global warming was a given-that everyone believes it's happening, knows why it's happening, and knows the things we need to do to slow or stop global warming. However it has come to my attention that not everyone agrees with the theory of global warming. Some people think that it is a natural occurance for example. Now that I know there are two sides to the argument (now that I know there is an agrument at all) I am interested in hearing from those who don't believe that humans are causing global warming. Where do you get your information and what are your thoughts on our planet's changing climate?

Answer 1

I don't believe in global warming. Let me list a few reasons.

1. The same people who are telling us about global warming, were telling us that we were going into a new Ice Age, twenty years ago. Check it out, yourself. Look at some 20 year old Time and Newsweek magazines. So which is it: a new Ice Age, or global warming?

2. The vast majority of air pollution is of volcanic origin. Man-made pollution is very minor compared to what spews out of volcanic erruptions. If the entire human race worked in concert, we couldn't change the climate. We are just to insignificant. Also, nature, like the free market, is self correcting. Pollution breaks down. Pollution becomes a problem when it concentrates in one area. San Francisco is such an area.

3. We keep hearing about all of these cataclysms. When AIDS first came on the scene, about 1980, the "experts" were telling us that by the year 2000, every other person on the face of the earth would have AIDS. Well, that didn't happen.

Ten years ago, they got a lot of gullible people all worried about Y2K. On the first of January, 2000, all of the computers were going to crash. It would be the end of the world. Well, that didn't happen.

4. Every once in a while, we are told that there is a gigantic astroid of comet approaching the earth. All of the "chicken littles" run around in a panic. It's just another lie.

You have to learn to be a little skeptical. Don't believe everything that you hear. There are people who benefit from these myths. A lot of people made a lot of money selling books and software to protect people's computers from Y2K. I didn't. And I had no problem.

Politicians use these scare tactics to push through legislation giving them more power, and taking freedom away from us. People cheer the politicians as they loose their rights.

Answer 2

You haven't invited it, so I won't do it here (unless you do invite me to), but I can tell you what's wrong with every one of iraqisax's arguments, or for that matter, the argument of any of the GW skeptics.

There is no other side. On the one side we have the entire active peer-reviewed publishing scientific community, IPCC, NASA, NCDC, NOAA, EPA, CEC, UCS, and on and on. And on the other side we have ... ummm .... what was that ... oh yeah, a handful of non-publishing scientists most of whom receive oil money.

"In 1997, the UCS circulated a petition entitled "A Call to Action". The petition called for the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol. The petition was signed by 110 Nobel Prize laureates, including 104 Nobel Prize-winning scientists." -- Wikipedia

This was back in 1997. Now, in the words of Dr. Robert Correll, "The science is unassailable."

If there was really another side, do you think you would be reading stuff like this about the IPCC report which is due to be released tomorrow, I think (even more remarkable because it's written by a conservative):

"The Smoking Gun--1600 Page Global Warming Report Out Soon

1600 pages is a big report. Trouble is, it is only the first of four parts, the result of an enormous and some have said definitive report demonstrating beyond reasonable doubt that there is human causation of several sorts when it comes to global warming. The first part will be out in early February. America's top climate scientist, Jerry Mahlman joined with Canada's leading climate scientist, Andrew Weaver in saying the evidence is now compelling and beyond dispute. In fact he says of the report: 'This isn't a smoking gun,climate is a battalion of intergalactic smoking missles.' You can read the AP story here at the following link---
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16760730/.

I will not belabor the point since we have been talking about it already this week. I will simply say this report is written by 600 scientists reviewed by 600 others from 154 countries. That is what we call definitive and compelling. And one important thing about scientists. They tend to be very cautious as a group. They use words like maybe, possibly, or probably. They hardly ever say something is definitive, or beyond argument. This is what makes this peer reviewed detailed report so remarkable.

... perhaps we had better pay attention and see what a proper Christian response should be to this crisis, especially for the sake of being a good witness."

Answer 3

This is one of the biggest lies out there. I don't believe in Global Warming, atleast not in the sense that it is caused by us humans. I heard it say that the temperature has only gone up .6 degrees in a 100 years. Seems to me that the government is pushing this belief to make money & to form a one world government.

Scientist don't actually agree with global warming. The only ones that do, are saying such because they are getting paid big bucks to say so.

Think about this. If "Global Warming" is true, then think about the positive affects would have on the world:

1. There would be more land with moderate climate for all those people who are "overpopulating" the earth to live on. (Overpopulation problem solved)

2. There would be more fresh water available for irrigating desert lands. (Food Shortage solved)

3. More arable land to grow crops. (Food Shortage solved)

4. Milder winters. (Heat fuel shortage solved)

5. Milder winters. (Less sickness)

6. More Ultra Violet rays getting to earth. (UV kills some bacteria)

7. Longer summers, longer tourist seasons. (More national income)

The goal of environmentalism and animal rightism is not to "save the earth." Their goal is to destroy the American economy. Why? Because a strong America is a detriment to a One World government! That's why over 160 nations were exempted from the environmental restrictions placed on the U.S. at Kyoto, Japan. The nations with the dirtiest air were exempted while stricter regulations were imposed on America--the nation that has done the most to clean up its environment.

Remember the Gulf War? (The one to liberate Kuwait, not the one Clinton wants to fight to get our attention off of Monica.) Remember when Saddam Hussein poured raw crude oil into the Persian Gulf and then set over two hundred oil wells on fire? Where was the indignant outcry of environmentalism against Hussein? Nowhere! Why? Because he wasn't an American! Because Iraq isn't America!

Answer 4

Global warming is real. But so is global cooling. This has happened naturally ever since the world was formed. Yes, we have to learn to be better stewards of the earth, but by resisting global warming, OR global cooling, we are attempting to subvert a natural cycle. It's like trying to prevent the sun from setting.

Answer 5

well in my city 3 yrs ago we couldn't wear less than layres of warm clothes this yr just 1 layer n many have come to summer clothes

Answer 6

Any effect by mankind has yet to even be prooven possible.
So no, most people dont believe in it