How Can You Not Think Global Warming is Real?

Question

I'd love to hear the logic behind such thinking.Please be realistic, Im not looking for Bible quotes (Though I'm sure i'll get them) but rational thoughts.

Answer 1

What I find very telling is that this question is being asked in the Religion and Spirituality section. When did science enmeshed with religion and vice versa?

BTW, I do think it is real. The evidence is compelling. Even if it turns out to be in error, we should be conserving more resources anyway. It's the responsible thing to do because global warming or no, we do have an effect on this little planet, our beautiful home.

Answer 2

I think it's real, but to be frank NO ONE can show us any water line markers on the Atlantic or Pacific showing even a mean 1/2" raise in water. I mean if something the size of California has melted in Antartic don't you think we'd see a change in the water line somewhere.

People need a visual cue. Someone in Malibu needs to wake up and find water on their front room floor all the time. We need to see the tide coming into the door steps of the New York Stock exchange.

On THAT day Even BUSH might agree there is something wrong with the Earth!

What we have are symptoms but we have yet to confirm the etimology of any disease.

Certainly we can see how flourocarbons damaged the ozone layer in less than 70 years and how 30 years of change can help restore it.

But to be frank clamping down on Industry is not enough. People may have to give up their cars FULL TIME to stop global warming and I don't think you can get people to do that, unless you raise the price of gas to $30 a gallon.

Alternative energy is not necessarly a way out for that one. LEAD from batteries is going to cause major toxic pollution if we have 1 billion lead battery cars in the world.

Hydrogen still generates heat. Heat generates air temperature rise.

People may have to go back to the horse and bicycle.

Are YOU ready for that one. See I haven't owened a car since 1975. So I don't feel all that guilty over today's mess.

Answer 3

I don't know who this question is directed at. Of course Global Warming is real, that is, an increase in average temperatures, though the cause has yet to be conclusively proven.

Side note: The Bible mentions that some humans would 'ruin the earth'. Global warming due to polution would qualify.

Extra side note: You indicate in your question that the Bible is neither logical, realistic or rational. Asking a random question about global warming in the religion and spirituality section, without wanting a religiously based answer is pretty illogical.

Answer 4

What?? Most affirmations that global warming is not real come from researchers and scientists. Of course, those reaserchers are always paid by big oil companies (what a strange coincidence huh). Still their argument is something like this: "There always have been several changes in the worlds climate throughout geological eras, this is just one more and man has nothing to do with it". This affirmation was already proven to be a lie, still some people buy it.

And YES you guessed, here is a Bible quote for you:

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:1.

Answer 5

I'm not Christian (so no Bible quotes, though I can't imagine what they'd say...), and I have to say that Global Warming concerns me quite a bit.

But I have some doubts as to how much is just climate fluctuation and how much can be attributed to the specific human activities that get blamed for it. I'm sure the research is out there, but I was a Business and Accounting major, not one of the hard sciences.

Once they dumb the research down to my level, then I'll decide what I can do about it. Until then, I just try to do what's healthy and eco-conscious for my own benefit.

Answer 6

To be honest with you, I'm a little confused. You see, in the late 70's and early 80's the climate "experts" were telling me that we were on the verge of an ice age. Now they spout global warming and movies like the "Day after Tomorrow" solve the experts' dilemma by combining the 2. I don't get it. I think that the earth just goes through cycles and while we do have to improve our behaviour when it comes to the way we pollute, We are unable to control some of natures mood changes.

Answer 7

It is a fact that the average global temperature has risen over time. It is still unknown to exactly what extent humans have directly caused this increase in temperature. It is also unknown what real effects it will have on us - will the N. Atlantic Current be interrupted? Would that wreak havoc on our climate? Will the ice caps completely melt? What happens if we stop polluting the atmosphere now?

I believe it is not the fact that the avg. global temperature has risen (and continues to rise) that is debated, but what that means for us, what it will cause, what we can do to help, and what will happen if we don't, that is still being debated.

At least, I sure hope so. But look what's happened with evolution.

Answer 8

Okay, here is rational thought.

What is the Earth supposed to be doing?
1) Getting hotter,
2) Getting colder?
3) Staying the same?

So if the world is getting hotter, then is it supposed to be getting hotter? And if the evidence of it getting hotter is the Northern ice cap melting, then why is it geting thicker in the southern polar area?

So "Global Warming" automatically means that man is doing it to radical environmentalists. I would think that the sun and the ocean have a lot more to do with it than man ever could!

Answer 9

Climates are definetly changing, its a matter of figuring out if this is just what the world does every 10 thousand years or we're speeding it up by all our consumption.

They'd prefer to believe that Jesus is coming back soon to end the world, which makes this world disposable, and they can do whatever they want, like irresponsible children.

Answer 10

Thailand; Bangkok is the first to sink due to global warming
Taiwan maybe the next. and heard from other people next will be some of the states in USA will also be sinking.

Luckily my country is high above sea lvl, singapore