Who else thinks worrying about global warming is ridiculous?

Question

I want to know if anyone else thinks that there are more important topics to worry about than the climate change of the planet.

According to the liberals who push global warming, the planet has been around for millions of years. What makes you think that the planet will suddenly stop taking care of itself? It's obviously made it this far!

Shouldn't we start caring more about the people on the planet, rather than how much toilet paper we use or what kind of car we drive or what type of lightbulb we use.

I know that I'm going to receive lots of backlash about this, but I don't care. There is nothing any of you can say or do that will make me change my opinion on this subject. I know I will come under a barrage of personal attacks, because that's all you know how to do, but again, I don't care.

I eat meat, drive a gasoline powered car, use incandescent light, mow the lawn on ozone alert days, and use as much toilet paper as I darn well please.

Anyone else think it's ridiculous?

Answer 1

I don't claim to be an expert on global warming. But I'm not arrogant enough to discount it.  I've seen very little substanial arguments from those who argue against it.  Sorry, but a simple "Don't worry about it", or "Satan is behind the whole global warming issue to distract people from the Bible" just doesn't cut it for me.

Answer 2

FACT OR FICTION

FICTION

for many North Americans ,but they are used to fiction and feel more comfortable with fairytales instead of the truth,

Many blindly believe that our fate is in Gods hands ,and their focus is on the beautifull heaven that awaits ,they are not to concerned with the world their children will inherrit

whilst others wish to enjoy an Earthly paradise ,with out having to die first,they care what happens here and want to help the planet

there may come a time that for the sake of our survival the two views will be seperated in to Enemies and friends of the planet

World leaders are not concerned with the well being of the masses ,on the contrary .it was stated at a conference in Copenhagen,in 1998,by Kissinger, that the Agenda demanded a decrease in the world population of 60%,and you cannot achieve this if you start saving everybody.

scientists who work for politicians ,get paid by these politicians and they have downplayed the facts because solutions are expensive and means change and change effects many peoples incomes,and upsets profit margins,so most of the world is kept in the dark of the real things that are going on.for political and economic reasons

HOWEVER CLIMATE CHANGE IS FACT FOR MILLIONS

Global warming is a very complex collection of many effects

this text only covers some aspects of global warming mainly man made desertification

industrial contamination ,the contaminating effects of the cities ,is another story

there are natural cycles in the planets life

but mans existance has its effects,and this is increasing with overpopulation,putting strains on Natural resources and increasing contaminations as well as destructions of essential componants the ensure living conditions for all life forms

in North Africa,India,Mexico ,millions of people are effected by land loss and desertification and some have died as a result

in china, thousands of what used to be farmers are running for their lives from the dust storms that have burried their towns and turned their lands into dessert,

,the Sahara is growing by 7 kilometers a year

and all of the desserts we know are a results of mans actions ,and they are increasing ,not getting less ,in the dinosaurs days ,there were very few desserts.

collectively this planet is drying up because of bad farming practices like,over grazing and fertilizers,

each degree rise in temperature means 10%crop loss

and there is less and less water (because of deforestation),to irrigate this production ,

and there are less and less farmers to do it..

and there are 70 million more peole every year that have to eat and drink and wash

who are overpumping deep carbon aquifiers

who are plowing more and more unstable lands because they have lost so many million hectares to desertification ,

because of bad farming practises ,such as using fertilizers and heavy machinary or over grazing

RISING SEAS

The northpole is melting ,and we will know it without ice in our life times.

this does not affect the sea level because it is ice that is already in the water.but the melting ice from Green land and the south pole ,are another matter.

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/natur...

if forrest are being exchanged for ashalt,concrete and desserts

what is gonna keep this planet habitable for us

We as humanity can behave in a less stressful manner as far as the Environment is concerned ,but it will mean global co operation between all countries ,and taking into account human nature and the world politics ,it is unlikely that this will happen, Source(s) Lester E Brown is the director and founder of the global institute of Environment in the United states .he has compiled a report based on all the satalite information available from NASA,and all the information that has

come from Universities and American embassies WORLD WIDE ,

his little book--a planet under stress , Plan B has been trans lated into many languages and won the best book award in 2003

Answer 3

NO!!! SELFISH!!!!

Answer 4

Yes, it is another avenue whereas the master deceiver [Satan] is getting people's minds on anything other than the Bible, which tells exactly what will happen to this planet in the near future-it is contained in many of the books, but especially in Revelation!

As Mark Twain once said "it's not the parts of the Bible that I don't understand that bother me, it's the one's I DO...(such as h**l).

Answer 5

worrying about global warming is ridiculous, worrying about lib tactics and agendas regarding global warming is very serious.

Answer 6

I agree with you.  I listened to an interview with an environmentalist and he was saying that because third world countries are not cutting back on co2, it is up to the developed countries to pick up the slack and we had to cut co2 by 60-80%.  He said that without any concern what so ever about the human suffering and economic hardships that would bring.  I guess that is why Patrick Moore the co-founder of Greenpeace calls the present day environmentalist movement anti-human.

Answer 7

These folks don't agree with you.  I think I'll go with them.

"I wasn’t convinced by a person or any interest group—it was the data that got me. I was utterly convinced of this connection between the burning of fossil fuels and climate change. And I was convinced that if we didn’t do something about this, we would be in deep trouble.”

Vice Admiral Richard H. Truly, USN (Ret.)

Former NASA Administrator, Shuttle Astronaut and the first Commander of the Naval Space Command

"The science of global warming is clear. We know enough to act now. We must act now."

James Rogers, CEO of Charlotte-based Duke Energy.

"The overwhelming majority of atmospheric scientists around the world and our own National Academy of Sciences are in essential agreement on the facts of global warming and the significant contribution of human activity to that trend."

Russell E. Train, former environmental official under Presidents Nixon and Ford

"Global warming is already starting, and there's going to be more of it. I think there is still time to deal with global warming, but we need to act soon. Humans now control global climate, for better or worse."

James Hansen, Ph.D. climate scientist, NASA

"Global warming "is the most important challenge we face in this century. The hour is no longer for skepticism. It is time to act, and act urgently."

Prince Albert II of Monaco

"Global warming is the most challenging problem our society has ever had to face up to.  Ice is the canary in the coal mine of global warming."

Britain's chief scientist David King

"By mid-century, millions more poor children around the world are likely to face displacement, malnourishment, disease and even starvation unless all countries take action now to slow global warming."

Michael Oppenheimer, professor of geosciences and international affairs at Princeton University

“With overwhelming scientific evidence that global warming is adversely impacting the health of our planet, the time has come for the Congress to take action.”

Senator Olympia Snowe, Republican, Maine

"I agree with you (Gore) that the debate over climate change is over."

Rep. Dennis Hastert, Republican, Illinois

"Global warming is real, now, and it must be addressed."

Lee Scott, CEO, Wal-Mart

"I'm trying to learn [about greenhouse gases and global warming]. The more I learn, the bigger believer I become."

Senator Lindsay Graham, Republican, South Carolina

“DuPont believes that action is warranted, not further debate."

Charles O. Holliday, Jr., CEO, DuPont

"We simply must do everything we can in our power to slow down global warming before it is too late. The science is clear. The global warming debate is over."

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican, Governor, California

"Our nation has both an obligation and self-interest in facing head-on the serious environmental, economic and national security threat posed by global warming."

John McCain, Republican, Senator, Arizona

"These technologies will help us become better stewards of the environment - and they will help us to confront the serious challenge of global climate change."

President George Bush

"Global warming is already starting, and there's going to be more of it. I think there is still time to deal with global warming, but we need to act soon. Humans now control global climate, for better or worse."

James Hansen, Ph.D. climate scientist, NASA

"Global warming is the most challenging problem our society has ever had to face up to. Ice is the canary in the coal mine of global warming."

Britain's chief scientist David King

"By mid-century, millions more poor children around the world are likely to face displacement, malnourishment, disease and even starvation unless all countries take action now to slow global warming."

Michael Oppenheimer, professor of geosciences and international affairs at Princeton University

“DuPont believes that action is warranted, not further debate."

Charles O. Holliday, Jr., CEO, DuPont (Engineer)

"We are not saying that the Earth's temperature is just going to rise. In general, as energy is added to a system, the fluctuations in the system increase. So, we expect more storms, more droughts, more wildfires, more floods, more fluctuations of all kinds. What we are saying is that weather conditions will become more volatile due to the impact of humans."

-- S. Mukherjee & D. Brouse (2004)

"The drafting of reports by the world’s pre-eminent group of climate scientists is an odd process. For many months scientists contributing to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change tussle over the evidence. Nothing gets published unless it achieves consensus. This means that the panel’s reports are extremely conservative – even timid. It also means that they are as trustworthy as a scientific document can be."

George Monbiot

In 2005, Annan offered to take Lindzen, the MIT meteorologist, up on his bet that global temperatures in 20 years will be cooler than they are now. However, no wager was ever settled on because Lindzen wanted odds of 50-to-1 in his favor. This meant that for a $10,000 bet, Annan would have to pay Lindzen the entire sum if temperatures dropped, but receive only $200 if they rose.

“Richard Lindzen’s words say that there is about a 50 percent chance of [global] cooling,” Annan wrote about the bet. “His wallet thinks it is a 2 percent shot. Which do you believe?”

James Annan, a climate scientist at the Frontier Research Center for Global Change in Japan

NASA's Gavin Schmidt

"Regardless of these spats, the fact that the community overwhelmingly supports the consensus is evidenced by picking up any copy of Journal of Climate or similar, any scientific program at the AGU or EGU meetings, or simply going to talk to scientists (not the famous ones, the ones at your local university or federal lab). I challenge you, if you think there is some un-reported division, show me the hundreds of abstracts at the Fall meeting (the biggest confernce in the US on this topic) that support your view - you won't be able to. You can argue whether the consensus is correct, or what it really implies, but you can't credibly argue it doesn't exist."

Dr. James Baker - NOAA

"There's a better scientific consensus on this [climate change] than on any issue I know - except maybe Newton's second law of dynamics.  Global warming is almost a no-brainer at this point,You really can't find intelligent, quantitative arguments to make it go away."

Jerry Mahlman, NOAA

"We've got about 20 years to turn (greenhouse gas emissions) around or it's going to cost the world a lot environmentally but also economically," said Terry Hughes, a leading Australian coral specialist.

Answer 8

I think it's incredibly stupid and short sighted NOT to worry about global warming/climate change.

Not necessarily whether or not it's human caused, or using recycled toilet paper to try to reduce greenhouse gases, but we need to be worrying about and start planning for what WILL happen when the climate changes.

And it WILL change.  We see the variations happening now.  The climate has shifted numerous times in the past.  It's all kinds of arrogance and hubris to expect the climate to stay the same as it is now.  No matter your religious or political beliefs, the climate WILL change, whether it's caused by humans or not at that point won't matter a bloody fig.

The Earth itself will definitely survive the climate change, but just because the Earth survives doesn't mean we will.  

Even if humans survive, it's going to make some pretty harsh changes in our lifestyles.

If you don't think that climate change can affect human civilizations, I suggest you look into the fate of the Maya, the Hittites, the Akkadians, the Egyptians, the ancient Cambodians, the Anasazi, the Minoans, the Cretans, the Carthaginians and numerous other civilizations that all collapsed following changes in climate.

Back then, people were more mobile, and when floods occurred, they'd actually move their settlements.  Now, we stubbornly insist that places like New Orleans, Amsterdam and New York are inviolate, and shall remain where they are regardless of what happens.  I suspect they will all go the way of Atlantis and Hibrazil.

Just because you're a Christian republican doesn't mean you'll be able to breathe water any better than the tree-hugging environmentalist liberals.  What makes you think you're immune to the effects of weather?

Answer 9

It is a serious problem...but not much we can do about it now.

even of everyone did all the things we needed to do to correct the issues at hand, it would still be too late to undo the damage.  You cannot deny that the earth has changed alot int eh past 100 years...

so why can't people except that those changes are serious, and that they will continue!

The world will always "protect itself" as you say....it just won't protect the human life on it anymore!!!

Answer 10

Global warming is not a problem for the planet. You are quite correct to point out that the the planet and life in general will survive. Both have survived worse.

And I agree with you whole heartedly that we most definitely should start caring more about people. Here's the thing, global warming is a human problem. It is really primarily people that will suffer the consequences. That is why we need to care about global warming. Fixing global warming will help people.

Replacing gasoline with electric cars and coal power plants with solar panels will reduce pollution and smog both major causes of asthma. That is just one benefit from reducing air pollution, which is largely caused by the way we generate our energy. That's good for people.

Building brand new industries to make solar panels and wind generators will create lots of new jobs. That is good for people.

If we stop buying oil from the Middle East the money that wackos like Bin Laden use to finance terrorism will dry up. That is good for people.

If we were to live in a world where we got our energy from the sun rather from coal and oil, you could eat your meat, drive your hybrid electric/biodiesel SUV, use your fluorescent or LED lamp, mow the lawn when ever you want (there would be no ozone alert days), and toilet paper your whole d**n house if it pleased you, but never the less you would be doing a lot to preserve our way of life for your children and their children and their children ... for the next 50 generations.

If we just keep on keeping on, the next 50 generations will be dealing with consequences that you and I made much worse for them.

So no, I don't think it is ridiculous, I think it is an opportunity to make our world better ... for people.

Answer 11

AMEN!!!!!! I think it's the most rediculous thing on planet earth!!! Man, are our future generations gunnu laugh at us! I mean, why don't we worry about other things, like Ebola Virus, and things that we actually have the power to ammend, and spend our taxpayers dollars on those types of problems? The problem is, global warming sounds scary, when you listen to alarmists. Droughts and floods and hurricanes and diseases and sea-level rise, but the truth is it's all one huge hoax!!! AMEN again!

Answer 12

Noone thinks the planet is going to "stop taking care of itself", the planet isn't going to explode or anything if the climate changes. The possible consequences are stuff like the sea level rising and extreme weather which obviously affect people. The earth may have been around for a long time, but people haven't - there has always been natural climate change, and presumably always will be, so it doesn't seem unreasonable to me that someday the climate   will be unsuitable for humans. Who knows when that will happen, but the amount of greenhouse gases we release into the atmosphere probably isn't helping.  

Since it doesn't sound like you are looking for a debate, to answer your question: yes, lots of people agree with you.

Personally, I don't worry about it because I don't think its something we can change, not because I don't care about the environment.

Answer 13

Considering all the people dying from starvation and AIDS, it's my humble opinion we are putting a lot of energy into something we can do little about. Remember we may not be the cause. The sun is putting out more energy and Mars and Pluto are also warming ... Read here

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/...

Answer 14

I agree.  Some people just seem to have a need to worry.  It is bizarre.