Why do my geology teachers tell me that Al Gore is wrong about global warming?

Answer 1

I haven't heard their arguments, so I can't speak as to why they say Gore is wrong. Nevertheless, there are many things about Al Gore's beliefs for which your teachers can find fault.

I'll guess that it's from a pure science standpoint. Anthropogenic global warming has not been proven. Consensus, especially for only a few years, does not establish "acceptance". It is simply scientifically and intellectually dishonest for Al Gore to purport his viewpoint as fact. Gore and his alarmist minions hijack science and demand acceptance based on the graveness of projected, but unsubstantiated consequences.

Geologists might look at the current situation from the geologic timescale. They are used to seeing big picture changes to the globe as it happens over thousands, millions, and billions of years. They are likely very conservative with respect to abandoning accepted scientific paradigms and replacing them with radically new concepts with little, if any, solid evidence. They know more about reconstruction of physical events over enormous time frames than any other scientific discipline - they know the shortcomings of models. They know how evidence can be distorted. As many times as they have been accepted at being right - the number of times geologists have been wrong far outnumber them. Such is the nature of all scientific work.

Those who say a geologist would not have a valid perspective are either clueless, dishonest, or both. Climatology is a hybrid science, much as geology is, and draws from most of the same disciplines as the more established "big brother". They both fall under the same earth science umbrella - and there is little question WHO is holding that umbrella (Hint: NOT climatology).

Ultimately, though, scientific truth is independent of those who claim it is or isn't. You shouldn't believe your teachers on faith, just as you shouldn't be bullied into believing a claimed "consensus". Hopefully, your teachers present information keeping scientific method foremost, and opinions and politics as far away as possible.

Answer 2

There are scientists from many fields who don't believe that global warming is caused by humans. And I'm sure you geology teacher is at least somewhat qualified to share his personal opinion on the subject. But the simple fact is that your geology teacher is not a climate scientist. Geology often treads into the area of climate, and vice-versa, but when given the choice of accepting what your geology teacher says about climate change or what climate scientists, who've no doubt spent many years studying this exact subject, say about climate change, the choice should be obvious.

Of course, if you're willing to put some effort into it you don't have to take anyone's word on it at all. Virtually all of the data available on climate change is accessible to the public. Much of which can be found in the latest IPCC report (link below). So do your own research and draw your own conclusions. Much better than listening to anyone about it, I say.

Answer 3

There are a number of reasons why scientists disagree with Al Gore. In the movie that Al Gore made, the makers of the movie mixed factual information with non factual information. They exaggerated factual information and made claims that were not supported by the evidence.

Al Gore's movie is essentially a propaganda piece that uses some scientific evidence as a tool to give credibility to the propaganda. That is not proper scientifc method. Even scientists who might otherwise have agreed with Al Gore, will not permit themselves to be assocoated with the exaggeration and hype that Al Gore has engaged in.

Answer 4

He is of course entitled to his own opinion and like many people, he may not buy into the idea that global warming is largely caused by human activities.

Whilst he may be an expert geologist this is something very different to the study of climate and global warming. There is an overlap between the two but it doesn't make him an expert on climate.

Who is best qualified to identify a piece of rock - a geologist or a climatologist?

Now turn it around, who is best qualified to know about climate change?

Listen to the climatologists when it comes to climate change, listen to the geologists when it comes to geology.

Answer 5

Why do they say he's wrong? Many respected scientist's believe global warming is a natural part of the cycle of weather and climate since there is a lot of evidence that hundred's of years ago, the temperature was much warmer in Europe before the "little ice age" hit and they had no factories or power plants or cars back then to account for a warming of the climate and we can't just claim that man-made emissions are warming the planet any more than it normally would. There are lots of natural forces like volcanoes and dust storms, etc that affect global weather patterns just as much or more than man-made effects and we need to understand them a whole lot better than we do today to make a proper decision that will affect economies and people's lives.
Global "cooling" was once the hot topic 30 years ago and many scientists's predicted doom and gloom for that scenario too. Truth is, they are just grabbing at answers that are "in" right now with certain groups of people to get support, funding and political clout.

Answer 6

She is right and Gore is teaching garbage. Look at this , it may help u understand ,look at CO2 each molecule has O2 in it so quit worrying about CO2 and start warring about the O2. Normal is 20.9% and if it drops below 19.5 u will pass out. The plants and photosynthesis have done a great job. Now about methane they publish all kinds of data but check it out. Methane is very light and may go 50 miles up. How did they measure it. The methane has disappeared where did it go. If the green house gas is not there neither is global warming.

Answer 7

I think it's because the teachers pay depends on the way they think. If scientist say Gore is right then the teachers will say Gore is right. Teachers are payed to say what they say. Remember that.

Answer 8

Because there is a lot of bad data being used to support the hypothesis of global warming and as geology teachers they know enough to smell BS when its under their nose.

I am not saying that the global warming scientists aren't correct, it is my opinion we don't have enough data to see the whole picture on what is going on. But I question their integrity and motives because they usually harp on the "effects" of global warming which is akin to fortune telling rather than talking about the cause of global warming.

Answer 9

Because some people belive that the heating of the earth is a natural cycle of the earth. The earth cools and heats at certain yearly intervals.

Answer 10

Maybe they know the model used to make the call is missing a lot of information needed to understand the issue. Saying the sky is falling has always been exciting and thats about all they are saying.