Are global warming sceptics on par with holocaust deniers?

Question

One group denies the facts about the past the other denies those about the present. Are they the same?

p.s. I don't think they are, but can't find a reason why they aren't.

For chillen and any other sceptics, I'll actually quote from the IPCC fourth assessment report, which represents the results of 3,000 scientists reviewing ALL the ev.

"The global atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide has increased from a pre-industrial value of about 280 ppm to 379 ppm3 in 2005. The atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide in 2005 exceeds by far the natural range over the last 650,000 years (180 to 300 ppm) as determined from ice cores."

"The primary source of the increased atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide since the pre-industrial period results from fossil fuel use, with land-use change providing another significant but smaller contribution."

"The observed widespread warming of the atmosphere and ocean, together with ice mass loss, support the conclusion that it is extremely unlikely that global climate change of the past 50 years can be explained without external forcing, and very likely that it is not due to known natural causes alone."

http://www.ipcc.ch

Answer 1

It depends on the extent to which someone is a skeptic.

By definition, a skeptic is someone who demands proof and won't believe something until there is proof.

By that definition, all scientists are skeptics -- and there are a lot of details about the global climate change (aka global warming) issue that are still unresolved.

But yes, anyone who absolutely denies that anything is happening, or absolutely denies that humanity can possibly have any impact on the planet -- that's the same level of irrationality as the people who assert the world is flat.

Answer 2

Do you mean some are denying that it is a little warmer this century; then last century? Maybe they doubt the accuracy of the measurements of last century? Doesn't seem any hotter this year, then previous years to me. I'm 60. The ice at the poles has never been consistent or stable. Not Through recorded history. Exactly how do you know the globe is getting unusually warmer, beyond regular climatic changes? Honest people want to know.

Answer 3

We dont deny that the earth May be getting warmer, we dont beleive that MAN is the big motivater. Whats the temp up from? Ask your self 2 things 1.) How sinsitive was equipment back then. 2.) Is it possible that the earth goes threw periods of warming and cooling on its own? And Ive got a problem with people telling me how to live when they splurge and just Buy Carbon offsets.... Listen to Rush limbaugh for a month

Answer 4

I am a degreed meteorologist and most fellow MT's I know are not believers in your fantasy religion.

If you are worried about increased carbon dioxide emissions please eliminate trees and plantlife altogether since they provide about 95% of natural emissions. The rest are supposedly discharged due to man made activity, which have shown to be decreased markedly since the 1970's.

Answer 5

We will probably have to wait until there are holes in the ozone layer and the sun can shine full force on anything beneath it, which will burn to ashes within a few seconds.
But the holocaust deniers will still be with us.

Answer 6

No that would be the Global Warming Alarmist you are thinking of

Answer 7

I saw the holocast. I have not seen global warming. Because you have bought into it does not make it right. Facts? Can you show them to us?

Answer 8

One difference is global warming is an important issue, and the holocaust issue is just Jews going on and on and on and on about something that happened decades ago.

Answer 9

What a great comparison! Both of these groups represent evil, and quite a few in our government disbelieve these truthful claims.