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Question, how many ice ages have there been?
what ended them?
hint it was not man
what ended them?
hint it was not man
I don't believe in global warming, at least with regards to it being a human induced issue. There have been cyclical changes in climate throughout history. I don't believe humans can change climate outcome in any way.
Therefore, my answer is no.
Well, climate change is not a theoretical construct. It is actually happening and that is not up for debate. The climate is always changing. What IS up for debate, however, is the extent to which man is contributing to climate change in a way that is accelerating it. To answer the OP's question you have to first believe that man's use of electricity is accelerating it.Since I think the idea of “global warming” and “climate change” are interesting theoretical constructs that most people would greatly benefit from actually looking into (by analyzing opposing viewpoints from experts in the field rather than taking the word of political commentators or people with an agenda) my answer would be a firm “no”.
Ding ding ding! Winner winner chicken dinner. Just now you’re stuck debating whether or not you can use that stove/oven to cook the chicken … or should you start rubbing sticks together to start a fire!Well, climate change is not a theoretical construct. It is actually happening and that is not up for debate. The climate is always changing. What IS up for debate, however, is the extent to which man is contributing to climate change in a way that is accelerating it. To answer the OP's question you have to first believe that man's use of electricity is accelerating it.
I think that everyone should analyze viewpoints that don't align with their own. We collectively spend too much time in our own echo chambers.
Tubing out misinformation is not the same thing as tuning out “alternate opinions.”Ding ding ding! Winner winner chicken dinner. Just now you’re stuck debating whether or not you can use that stove/oven to cook the chicken … or should you start rubbing sticks together to start a fire!
I kid, I kid.
But that is a key piece we are missing in our current world. Quit tuning out others that don’t agree. Debates are a good thing if they are done respectfully. It’s a novel concept to some.
Those of us who are older remember when global warming (they called it that then) would destroy the earth in the 1960s. So we seasoned folk don’t get as alarmed as those who are hearing this rhetoric for the first time. We’re old enough to know weather comes in cycles for tens and sometimes hundreds of years.
Those of us who are older remember when global warming (they called it that then) would destroy the earth in the 1960s. So we seasoned folk don’t get as alarmed as those who are hearing this rhetoric for the first time. We’re old enough to know weather comes in cycles for tens and sometimes hundreds of years.
Tubing out misinformation is not the same thing as tuning out “alternate opinions.”
Question, how many ice ages have there been?
what ended them?
hint it was not man
You are correct. I meant “climate change” in parentheses as a modern day construct that alludes to the idea that man is not only the only contributing factor to actual climate change(which is of course real as it has changed drastically over the course of time, way before humans were ever in the picture) but that we can or should alter a myriad of different things any of which may or may not be a factor in said climate change.Well, climate change is not a theoretical construct. It is actually happening and that is not up for debate. The climate is always changing. What IS up for debate, however, is the extent to which man is contributing to climate change in a way that is accelerating it. To answer the OP's question you have to first believe that man's use of electricity is accelerating it.
I think that everyone should analyze viewpoints that don't align with their own. We collectively spend too much time in our own echo chambers.
While those saying that ending the use of electricity would not stop global warming are correct, that's not the question. The question is IF that were true, would you be willing to make the sacrifice. It could be anything important that you give up really - it's a thought exsercise not a literal proposal. Would you be willing to radically alter your life in order to ensure the lives of subsequent generations? I'm betting that the answer is no for most people, as that is in fact exactly what humans have always done and likely always will do. We see the future as someone else's problem.
https://nypost.com/2021/11/12/50-years-of-predictions-that-the-climate-apocalypse-is-nigh/amp/Well, I'm almost 55 and I don't remember the more dire calls that we hear today until the last 20 years or so and they've gotten worse. And rightfully so. Whether 50, 100 or 200 years from now, if we don't make significant changes to our CO2 emissions, we're making the planet increasingly more inhospitable for many species, including humans. We are actively contributing to the global temperature going up, more than any time since human beings have existed. Global temperatures have been warmer for sure....3 million years ago temps were 2-4 degrees higher than they are now, and we know that sea level fluctuated between 16-82 ft higher than it is now.
Weather is cyclical...and always has been....always will be. But the trends are certainly getting worse over the last twenty years. We break the record nearly every year for the "warmest year on record". We have longer heat waves, then rains that are causing "500 or 1,000 year floods" every few years or so. Again, I don't think this happens in my lifetime, but it's just so obvious that things are getting worse. And it's not like the world ends overnight for humans, it just won't be able to support as many of us in as many places. As always, the poorest will suffer the most.
what global warming.If global warming could be stopped and earth saved by ending the use of all forms of electricity, would you do it?