> RoMunn wrote: > The larger point is that, in order to arrive at predictions of catastrophic > man-made global warming, proponents must pretend that the natural warming > and cooling cycles of the planet do not exist,
(1.) There are no such things as "natural warming and cooling cycles". Why? Because we have no fucking idea what the factors are that contribute to weather in the first place. Therefore we have no idea if there are cycles and, if so, what they are or what causes them. Seriously dude, stop repeating that ridiculous convoluted hill billy logic. (2.) "Global Warming" means that the Earth *may* be getting more energy from the Sun (energy = warming). It's a classic science term misused colloquially; like "theory". Point is "global warming" should really be "maybe more global sun energy". Further, we have no fucking idea how more Sun energy would affect the planet; we don't know if it'd throw us into an ice age or nothing or venus. We just don't know. Global warming DOES NOT EQUAL earth-heats-up. So whoever wrote that, quit with the hill billy earth-heats-up logic. (3.) Since we have no fucking idea how climate works, or how changing factors will affect the climate, that means that "global warming" can only be treated as a risk. The experts in risk are insurance companies and actuaries are already costing in global warming into your home owners insurance. That means it's real - at least to your wallet. Conclusion We need to investigate it as risk and change our behavior accordingly. Where's the controversy? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:261966 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5