Can we stop funding 'Global Warming' now that we know it's real?

Question

Once science is proven, once we know the facts, isn't it time to stop funding the research? After all, how much money does it take to keep on proving something is right?

It's time to shut down climate research since we now have accurate computer models that can do the job for us.

We no longer have to study what we know as fact. It’s now time to move on to other science that needs discovering!

I had to have fun with this one. Look at these believers who tell you man is to blame and we need to reduce co2. Once you say they're right, agree with them, then try to cut their money, then they say we don't know for sure, more testing needs to be done, we don't all the details, we need to keep observing for 50 years..... Yadda, Yadda, Yadda....

Don't be fooled, this is just about the money.

Answer 1

i don't think these people understand your point. but i get it.

there's always room for jello.

Answer 2

Not hardly. You obviously know nothing about how science works.

In the first place, no one has been funding research to prove global warming for years--that research was done and over with a long time ago. But we do need to continue to learn about climate change. The computer models you place such blind faith in depend on continuing input of massive amounts of data--which you would eliminate. Without that data--they are useless.

Science isnt a closed-endset of "projects"--it is an ongoing inquiry into the nature of the world around us. The notion that we know everything there is to know is evidence only of profound ignorance.

Think of it this way--by your logic, as soon as we learned in the 1800s that microorganiasms caused diseases, we should have stopped trying to learn more about them. And we would theremore not now have all the anti-biotics and anti-viral medicines and vaccines that save tens of millions of lives every year.

And don't say "but that's different." It isn't. Go learn enough about science to understand why if you don't get what I'm saying.

Answer 3

What? Were not even for sure what the major cause is . Your questions and answers shimmer and shake like jello . The only thing we need rid of are the rich masters that run the united states and other country's so we can learn and see the truth without people like you trying to cover it up or change the entire subject

Answer 4

Considering what we know and don't know about the future climate of our planet, many including myself think that more money rather than less should go towards this endeavor. As far as projects that are not worth the money, much of NASAs endeavors seem to be oriented towards "wow wouldn't it be nice to know" rather than, this information is something we can clearly act on.

When you actually do research there are lots of unanswered questions about global warming, not just the binary question of does it exist.

Answer 5

We don't know all the details.

We know for sure it's mostly man made, but we don't know exactly how much warming each man made greenhouse gas and or land use practice is causing.

We know it's going to hit hard in the next 20-50 years, but we don't know exactly when. "Feedback" mechanisms are the key to that.

We need to do research on various fixes to see which is most cost effective.

Answer 6

maybe if you deniers would get on board this would no longer be an issue and we can start funding engineers and give incentives to corporations who will solve the problem. You conservatives keep on stalling progress and, in fact, make it an issue that needs further verification in order to persuade people to act......meanwhile europeans/asians are hard at work delivering new energy technology while we bicker over who is right. So go right ahead, let socialists and communists take over the world energy economy.

.....hehe

Answer 7

We are doing things.I know I was inspired after The Day After Tommorow.You can do little things like recycle,help re-plant trees,turn out lights when not in room.One of these days were either going to step up (most of us) and save our world or we are going to have a huge disaster that wakes us up.I hate the idea of polluting our world.So,people,lets get busy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 8

only through research will we be able to track its effects on the world and hopefully do things to mitigate the damage as well as predict what is going to happen in the future....look around there are still so many people who dont believe in its existence so maybe more research wont hurt

Answer 9

You posted this an hour ago.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Av.mTrRSq9poGuxf8x4UfrwFxgt.?qid=20070808122100AAKjerd

"If we could prove global warming, then it would be science.
Until then it's gust an educated guess. "

It just shows you as a lier without real arguments. What is your motivation for all the lies?

Answer 10

If all liberals will just hold their breathe for about 5 minutes.. the global warming DISASTER will disappear.

This is true. if you libs did this.. it is absolutely TRUE that the man made global warming CRISIS would evaporate.

poof...

oh.. and you poofs hold your breathe as well

Answer 11

Not if we want to seek a solution. I mean, as opposed to just dying.