View Full Version : Do you believe in Global Warming?
updownleftright
10/01/08, 02:36 PM
Simple yes or no poll response but feel free to explain yourself. I'm writing an opinion article on the effects of GW for my schools newspaper and wanted to see how everyone here viewed this. I believe you either believe in it or you don't, so there's no maybe category. There's enough evidence out there to give you reasoning to believe in it or not.
Anyone who doesn't is in denial or just really stupid.
serenity1992
10/01/08, 06:32 PM
I say no...I don't call it Global Warming...I call it weather patterns...haha
yes i do. i think its idiotic to believe otherwise. while the earth may experience variances in temputarture over time, the greenhouse effect of such pollutants as co2 and cfc's is clear. and its pretty obvious that we're pumping these out at an alarming rate. global warming is here. and we need to do something about it now, before its too late, if it isnt already
Jake's got woe
10/01/08, 07:42 PM
Short answer: Yes.
Long answer: Yes, but I also believe it has been politicized way too much and is largely used as a tool to scare people into falling in line behind the agenda of certain political parties. We can't expect to dump all the pollutants that we do into the atmosphere and expect nothing to happen. Obviously, the environment is responding. But is the world doomed, and can we exactly predict how much of changes in weather patterns are due to our own preventable actions and how much are simply part of nature running its course? I don't think we can, at least not yet.
updownleftright
10/01/08, 08:49 PM
yes i do. i think its idiotic to believe otherwise. while the earth may experience variances in temputarture over time, the greenhouse effect of such pollutants as co2 and cfc's is clear. and its pretty obvious that we're pumping these out at an alarming rate. global warming is here. and we need to do something about it now, before its too late, if it isnt already
it's not too late. in 2007 the IPCC report predicted the world will warm 3-7 degrees fareignheight by end of century. this is pretty catastrophic but it can be fixed if people start taking more action. I believe it will go unnoticed until a major event happens, like a hurricane that destroy the white house or something. or if the florida coasts start to go under, but yeah. i definietely believe in it. i have a theory though about how if it did come into full effect, the human population wouldn't be wiped out like in massive cilmate changes prior.
Short answer: Yes.
Long answer: Yes, but I also believe it has been politicized way too much and is largely used as a tool to scare people into falling in line behind the agenda of certain political parties. We can't expect to dump all the pollutants that we do into the atmosphere and expect nothing to happen. Obviously, the environment is responding. But is the world doomed, and can we exactly predict how much of changes in weather patterns are due to our own preventable actions and how much are simply part of nature running its course? I don't think we can, at least not yet.
interesting. I hadn't really thought about how this would affect policital parties. yes a lot of this is due to nature but a lot of it is not as well. at this point in time (since the last little ice age a few hundred years ago), we are suppose to be experiencing colder weather when in fact we are warmer than usual.
it's not too late. in 2007 the IPCC report predicted the world will warm 3-7 degrees fareignheight by end of century. this is pretty catastrophic but it can be fixed if people start taking more action. I believe it will go unnoticed until a major event happens, like a hurricane that destroy the white house or something. or if the florida coasts start to go under, but yeah. i definietely believe in it. i have a theory though about how if it did come into full effect, the human population wouldn't be wiped out like in massive cilmate changes prior.
interesting. I hadn't really thought about how this would affect policital parties. yes a lot of this is due to nature but a lot of it is not as well. at this point in time (since the last little ice age a few hundred years ago), we are suppose to be experiencing colder weather when in fact we are warmer than usual.
i agree. i think its going to take something pretty catastrophic before any signifcant action is taken.
adam289
10/01/08, 09:04 PM
yes
andrewshungry
10/02/08, 12:45 AM
I say no...I don't call it Global Warming...I call it weather patterns...haha
uhh ok. very funny.
ps i know you were maybe 10 when blink was in their prime, but i'm not sure if you realize that their self titled (last) album is actually not good.
JustAnotherPoet
10/02/08, 11:43 AM
Yes, I believe global warming exists, but no, I don't believe it's any immediate threat to us. Weather patterns and climate changes have been cyclical since the dawn of time, but this time around people are too quick to over-think it and make it strictly political. If a political party can start mass panic over a particular issue that their platforms support a solution for, their candidates for sure have the election in the bag.
That's not to say we shouldn't take care of our environment and be climate conscious, but we don't particularly need to act like the world will end tomorrow should we forget to separate the recyclables from the trash on one occasion.
Stepping off my soapbox now...
darkmartheight
10/02/08, 01:10 PM
yes. any credible scientist recognizes.
jbaseball44
10/02/08, 01:21 PM
Yes
serenity1992
10/02/08, 02:07 PM
uhh ok. very funny.
ps i know you were maybe 10 when blink was in their prime, but i'm not sure if you realize that their self titled (last) album is actually not good.
Yeah too bad you're a fuckin idiot then...hah! I could about promise you that A)I've been to about twice as many Blink concerts as you B)I know a shitload more than you about them C)You're a total fuckin doushebag that has no idea WHAT THE FUCK THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT
updownleftright
10/02/08, 02:15 PM
Yes, I believe global warming exists, but no, I don't believe it's any immediate threat to us. Weather patterns and climate changes have been cyclical since the dawn of time, but this time around people are too quick to over-think it and make it strictly political. If a political party can start mass panic over a particular issue that their platforms support a solution for, their candidates for sure have the election in the bag.
That's not to say we shouldn't take care of our environment and be climate conscious, but we don't particularly need to act like the world will end tomorrow should we forget to separate the recyclables from the trash on one occasion.
Stepping off my soapbox now...
with that said, do you know who is making a stand for global warming in this election?
Chromefox
10/02/08, 02:51 PM
The ice caps are fucking melting and the polar bears are drowning. I think that's a pretty good indicator that something is going wrong, whether 13000 scientists agree or not.
Anyone who doesn't is in denial or just really stupid.
Amen.
Indoor Living
10/02/08, 02:55 PM
Yeah too bad you're a fuckin idiot then...hah! I could about promise you that A)I've been to about twice as many Blink concerts as you B)I know a shitload more than you about them C)You're a total fuckin doushebag that has no idea WHAT THE FUCK THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT
Yeah, too bad you're a fucking idiot then...hah! I could about promise you that A.)I've been to about twice as many Blink concerts as you; B.)I know a shitload more about them than you; C.)You're a total fucking douchebag that has no idea WHAT THE FUCK YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
Wow. Look more ignorant? Hard. Nice grammar, dumb-ass. Learn english, and keep your trigger pinky off the caps lock, because you're making yourself looking fucking dumb.
Calm down, Scooter.
godzillany
10/02/08, 03:15 PM
I hope the 11 people who said "no" are legally fucking insane.
Machu505
10/02/08, 03:48 PM
Yes, and anyone who disagrees is on the same mental plain as people who believe that humans and velociraptors mingled 6000 years ago.
serenity1992
10/02/08, 04:25 PM
Yeah, too bad you're a fucking idiot then...hah! I could about promise you that A.)I've been to about twice as many Blink concerts as you; B.)I know a shitload more about them than you; C.)You're a total fucking douchebag that has no idea WHAT THE FUCK YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
Wow. Look more ignorant? Hard. Nice grammar, dumb-ass. Learn english, and keep your trigger pinky off the caps lock, because you're making yourself looking fucking dumb.
Calm down, Scooter.
Dude I'm just clownin...I like egging people on haha =P
updownleftright
10/02/08, 05:21 PM
I hope the 11 people who said "no" are legally fucking insane.
14 people now. : /
still with all the speculation about this around I thought it would almost be 50/50. I'm very relieved to see it is not, I guess my next question should be what is everyone going to do about it. I've started being a lot more conscious about myself lately, which makes me feel better about myself anyways.
14 people now. : /
still with all the speculation about this around I thought it would almost be 50/50. I'm very relieved to see it is not, I guess my next question should be what is everyone going to do about it. I've started being a lot more conscious about myself lately, which makes me feel better about myself anyways.
some people are just idiots.
i think its not hard to do your part. small things like turning the lights off, switching to energy saving bulbs and things like that are easy things to do which all make a difference.
im also a member of greenpeace. joining has made me feel a bit better about myself. liek im actually making some sort of difference. even if its only a monetary donation to help, you know?
updownleftright
10/02/08, 05:45 PM
some people are just idiots.
i think its not hard to do your part. small things like turning the lights off, switching to energy saving bulbs and things like that are easy things to do which all make a difference.
im also a member of greenpeace. joining has made me feel a bit better about myself. liek im actually making some sort of difference. even if its only a monetary donation to help, you know?
oh neat, what exactly do you do? I would like to be apart of something to help the environment.
oh neat, what exactly do you do? I would like to be apart of something to help the environment.
well i basically just give them money every month. and then i get these newsletters which tell me allt he neat stuff they do =)
but if i wanted to get more involved than just the donations then i could.
yeah, thats why i joined. because id been saying stuff like that all the time and i felt somewhat of a hipocrit. you know, not actually doing anything about it. but i feel by joining i was putting my money where my mouth was. quite literally too haha.
updownleftright
10/02/08, 06:45 PM
well i basically just give them money every month. and then i get these newsletters which tell me allt he neat stuff they do =)
but if i wanted to get more involved than just the donations then i could.
yeah, thats why i joined. because id been saying stuff like that all the time and i felt somewhat of a hipocrit. you know, not actually doing anything about it. but i feel by joining i was putting my money where my mouth was. quite literally too haha.
that's awesome man, good for you. I as well feel like a hypocrite at times, but I'm feeling better just writing this article for my paper (my campus has 10K kids so I know at least a few of them will take heart to this dire subject). I'll post it up when I'm done later on so I can see what everyone has to say about it.
that's awesome man, good for you. I as well feel like a hypocrite at times, but I'm feeling better just writing this article for my paper (my campus has 10K kids so I know at least a few of them will take heart to this dire subject). I'll post it up when I'm done later on so I can see what everyone has to say about it.
thanks man.
thats so cool, your raising awareness. your actively doing something.
even if only one more person is motivated to take up the cause or simply think differently, youve made a difference.
yeah, defiantely post it. i for one would love to check it out
skellorock
10/02/08, 06:53 PM
do i believe in natural climate change? of course, do i believe that WE are causing it? No, but I dont think that we're making it exactly on ourselves either, heat expands things, and as far as pollution goes, we're allowing ourselves to live in unhealthy conditions, however I dont think that its killing the planet.
updownleftright
10/02/08, 08:25 PM
thanks man.
thats so cool, your raising awareness. your actively doing something.
even if only one more person is motivated to take up the cause or simply think differently, youve made a difference.
yeah, defiantely post it. i for one would love to check it out
I haven't submitted this to my editor yet so if you find any grammatical mistakes or just.. mistakes, feel free to let me know. thanks!
Global Warming. Fact or Fiction.
Global Warming exists. Whether you think it is due to natural or human-based reasoning, it is a fact that our earth is getting warmer. I will attempt to make this article as unbiased as possible but to deny that the blunt evidence that the Earth hasn't increased in temperature would be blasphemy. Since the Industrial Revolution, the average temperature on earth has risen .8 degrees fahrenheit (the earth is actually suppose to be going through it’s normal cooling cycle right now). Most of this warming has happened in the last few decades, which isn’t as surprise at all considering how different life is compared to back then. To prevent being wrongfully quoted on something, I will openly admit that everything I am about to say has come from my own sources that are of course, subject to criticism. Almost everything revolving around the ideas of human-made global warming has a rebuttal but I could care less about that. There's always going to be that one person who has credibility and can convince people to believe what they believe. And with a hugely political concept like massive climate change, there is obvious speculation about. And this is where I interject. Regardless of how it's happening, change is in order. Not to prove the skeptics wrong but for our own satisfaction and well-being. Take everything I have to say with a grain of salt but realize my main purpose of this article is to convince you to help yourself by helping our environment.
Dr. James Mayer, a Geosciences professor on campus, also acknowledges that the earth is indeed warming. "My personal opinion, based on reading the findings of climate scientists, is that we are probably justified in concluding that the warming observed over the last several decades is at least partially human-induced. But this is by no means a certainty." Dr. Mayer also comments on probably of irreversibility. "For significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions will require immediate economic sacrifices for the sake of uncertain results far in the future. Based on my knowledge of world events, such large-scale sacrifice for the common good seems unlikely." Unfortunately, I completely agree with Dr. Mayer as I believe a massively significant disaster is going to be our fatal call to arms.
Like I said earlier, the purpose of this is to simply make you more aware of whats happening in our world. If you see a connection to global warming, fantastic. If not, then you're completely missing the point of me writing this. From an exert in Time Magazine, "One especially sobering study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that hurricane wind speeds have increased about 50% in the past 50 years." With the warming waters, not only are hurricanes an issue but many other factors as well. Melting ice bergs are posing an enormous threat to low lying areas. To bring this reality more to home, imagine this if you will. Florida's coasts are almost at sea level, so even if the ocean just rose a few feet, millions of people would be put out of their homes, thus being out of jobs, leaving crime and theft to ensue (flashback to Katrina). Melting icebergs are also directly linked to increased polar bear death (many swim out to see in search of food but can never find a place to rest later on). Maybe this isn't considered important to a lot of you but I happen to like polar bears. I will put this in perspective. A year ago, there were over five thousand species alive that are not alive today, and the same for the year prior. Warming oceans have also killed off many coral reefs which, in recent years, have found to be incredibly useful for medical purposes including prolonging the life of AIDS victims, acting as a highly powerful pain killer and much more potential that has yet to be discovered. It also turns out I happen to like Nemo.
In 2003, a heat wave in Europe killed an estimated 35,000 people. Deaths have dramatically risen in South America due to mosquitoes migrating north (due to warmer weather), directly responsible for malaria outbreaks, specifically loggers whose deforestation areas make for great larvae homes (it should also be noted that the silt from deforestation centers travel down rivers and into the oceans which then blocks any light from reaching the coral reefs thus killing them). As I noted earlier, droughts and heat waves will continue to increase, which means Africa will give a whole new meaning 3rd world country. War could then ensue as resources would become limited and judging by our current war situation, even with unlimited fossil fuels right now, we're having enough problems as it is. Americanprogress.org issued a report titled 'The Top 100 Effects of Global Warming' which gives a realistically gruesome look at the specifics of how devastating some of these effects could be. Eradication of wine, koala bears, lobsters, and french fries are just a few of the lesser effects that made the list with various credible citations for each. Abundances of poison ivy, jellyfish, and heart attacks are the plus factors here.
Here's my favorite statistic of them all. Due to the heating of permafrost (namely Alaska, Canada, Siberia), methane from dead plant matter (a very flammable gas) is being released (as well as methane gas bubbles from the ocean floors), and if enough of these gases become concentrated in a particular area, a single lightening strike could make an atomic explosion. However even with this Armageddon ridden theory, I honestly don't believe humans can ever become extinct. The last ice age wiped out 95% of all species, except humans. It's a scary thought but in the event massive genocide did occur, the decrease of humans would then start to make our Earth more sustainable for life again. Obviously, a lot of these ideas are all predictions but the fact that these are even brought up scares me to death. It's not even us that will experience any of these horrendous encounters as our kin and their children will face the brunt of this if left unchanged.
Dr. Mayer comments "Reducing our reliance on fossil fuels, for example, could provide immediate environmental and economic advantages while reducing greenhouse gas emissions." Rightfully so, and to refrain from any hypocrisy, I ride my bike as much as possible with this thought in mind. Doing simple things such as turning my thermostat off, keeping my tires properly inflated and eating less meat all make me feel like I'm being a better person (it’s literally that easy). There's hundreds of small things that you can do that will without-a-doubt have a huge effect on the future (global warming aside). Ask yourself what's it going to hurt if you don't? Exactly. Google is your friend, please brief up on what you can do to help even if you don’t agree that global warming exists.
I haven't submitted this to my editor yet so if you find any grammatical mistakes or just.. mistakes, feel free to let me know. thanks!
Global Warming. Fact or Fiction.
Global Warming exists. Whether you think it is due to natural or human-based reasoning, it is a fact that our earth is getting warmer. I will attempt to make this article as unbiased as possible but to deny that the blunt evidence that the Earth hasn't increased in temperature would be blasphemy. Since the Industrial Revolution, the average temperature on earth has risen .8 degrees fahrenheit (the earth is actually suppose to be going through it’s normal cooling cycle right now). Most of this warming has happened in the last few decades, which isn’t as surprise at all considering how different life is compared to back then. To prevent being wrongfully quoted on something, I will openly admit that everything I am about to say has come from my own sources that are of course, subject to criticism. Almost everything revolving around the ideas of human-made global warming has a rebuttal but I could care less about that. There's always going to be that one person who has credibility and can convince people to believe what they believe. And with a hugely political concept like massive climate change, there is obvious speculation about. And this is where I interject. Regardless of how it's happening, change is in order. Not to prove the skeptics wrong but for our own satisfaction and well-being. Take everything I have to say with a grain of salt but realize my main purpose of this article is to convince you to help yourself by helping our environment.
Dr. James Mayer, a Geosciences professor on campus, also acknowledges that the earth is indeed warming. "My personal opinion, based on reading the findings of climate scientists, is that we are probably justified in concluding that the warming observed over the last several decades is at least partially human-induced. But this is by no means a certainty." Dr. Mayer also comments on probably of irreversibility. "For significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions will require immediate economic sacrifices for the sake of uncertain results far in the future. Based on my knowledge of world events, such large-scale sacrifice for the common good seems unlikely." Unfortunately, I completely agree with Dr. Mayer as I believe a massively significant disaster is going to be our fatal call to arms.
Like I said earlier, the purpose of this is to simply make you more aware of whats happening in our world. If you see a connection to global warming, fantastic. If not, then you're completely missing the point of me writing this. From an exert in Time Magazine, "One especially sobering study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that hurricane wind speeds have increased about 50% in the past 50 years." With the warming waters, not only are hurricanes an issue but many other factors as well. Melting ice bergs are posing an enormous threat to low lying areas. To bring this reality more to home, imagine this if you will. Florida's coasts are almost at sea level, so even if the ocean just rose a few feet, millions of people would be put out of their homes, thus being out of jobs, leaving crime and theft to ensue (flashback to Katrina). Melting icebergs are also directly linked to increased polar bear death (many swim out to see in search of food but can never find a place to rest later on). Maybe this isn't considered important to a lot of you but I happen to like polar bears. I will put this in perspective. A year ago, there were over five thousand species alive that are not alive today, and the same for the year prior. Warming oceans have also killed off many coral reefs which, in recent years, have found to be incredibly useful for medical purposes including prolonging the life of AIDS victims, acting as a highly powerful pain killer and much more potential that has yet to be discovered. It also turns out I happen to like Nemo.
In 2003, a heat wave in Europe killed an estimated 35,000 people. Deaths have dramatically risen in South America due to mosquitoes migrating north (due to warmer weather), directly responsible for malaria outbreaks, specifically loggers whose deforestation areas make for great larvae homes (it should also be noted that the silt from deforestation centers travel down rivers and into the oceans which then blocks any light from reaching the coral reefs thus killing them). As I noted earlier, droughts and heat waves will continue to increase, which means Africa will give a whole new meaning 3rd world country. War could then ensue as resources would become limited and judging by our current war situation, even with unlimited fossil fuels right now, we're having enough problems as it is. Americanprogress.org issued a report titled 'The Top 100 Effects of Global Warming' which gives a realistically gruesome look at the specifics of how devastating some of these effects could be. Eradication of wine, koala bears, lobsters, and french fries are just a few of the lesser effects that made the list with various credible citations for each. Abundances of poison ivy, jellyfish, and heart attacks are the plus factors here.
Here's my favorite statistic of them all. Due to the heating of permafrost (namely Alaska, Canada, Siberia), methane from dead plant matter (a very flammable gas) is being released (as well as methane gas bubbles from the ocean floors), and if enough of these gases become concentrated in a particular area, a single lightening strike could make an atomic explosion. However even with this Armageddon ridden theory, I honestly don't believe humans can ever become extinct. The last ice age wiped out 95% of all species, except humans. It's a scary thought but in the event massive genocide did occur, the decrease of humans would then start to make our Earth more sustainable for life again. Obviously, a lot of these ideas are all predictions but the fact that these are even brought up scares me to death. It's not even us that will experience any of these horrendous encounters as our kin and their children will face the brunt of this if left unchanged.
Dr. Mayer comments "Reducing our reliance on fossil fuels, for example, could provide immediate environmental and economic advantages while reducing greenhouse gas emissions." Rightfully so, and to refrain from any hypocrisy, I ride my bike as much as possible with this thought in mind. Doing simple things such as turning my thermostat off, keeping my tires properly inflated and eating less meat all make me feel like I'm being a better person (it’s literally that easy). There's hundreds of small things that you can do that will without-a-doubt have a huge effect on the future (global warming aside). Ask yourself what's it going to hurt if you don't? Exactly. Google is your friend, please brief up on what you can do to help even if you don’t agree that global warming exists.
:thumbup:
i like it man. especially the part about koalas and french fies =)
i highlighted a couple of typos for ya.
it think thats a good artical. especially how you eneded it. it leaves you thinking, which is the point yeah? so i think you've done a good job. and littering it with humour also defiantely helps =)
updownleftright
10/02/08, 09:30 PM
:thumbup:
i like it man. especially the part about koalas and french fies =)
i highlighted a couple of typos for ya.
it think thats a good artical. especially how you eneded it. it leaves you thinking, which is the point yeah? so i think you've done a good job. and littering it with humour also defiantely helps =)
thanks man. I just did some research on the president's stands for global warming and my vote definitely stands with obama now. McCain and Obama both support finding alternatives to fossil fuels however McCains VP Palin doesn't think there is enough facts to believe in it yet therefore she is up for drilling in the Artic Refuge which has been off limits for decades. Obviously she isn't in support of finding renewable resources if she'd rather kill off wildlife in exchange for oil.
if interested in reading.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/6035372.html
thanks man. I just did some research on the president's stands for global warming and my vote definitely stands with obama now. McCain and Obama both support finding alternatives to fossil fuels however McCains VP Palin doesn't think there is enough facts to believe in it yet therefore she is up for drilling in the Artic Refuge which has been off limits for decades. Obviously she isn't in support of finding renewable resources if she'd rather kill off wildlife in exchange for oil.
if interested in reading.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/6035372.html
no probs.
are you serious? thats outrageous.
yeah, im defiantely going to hit that link up now
thanks man. I just did some research on the president's stands for global warming and my vote definitely stands with obama now. McCain and Obama both support finding alternatives to fossil fuels however McCains VP Palin doesn't think there is enough facts to believe in it yet therefore she is up for drilling in the Artic Refuge which has been off limits for decades. Obviously she isn't in support of finding renewable resources if she'd rather kill off wildlife in exchange for oil.
if interested in reading.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/6035372.html
i cant believe that. i would have thought that they'd both be dancing to the same tune on an issue like that.
though if mccain gets the whitehouse i hope he stands firm and doesnt let Palin and her "baby" drill holes everywhere.
WhoSaidThat?
10/03/08, 01:06 AM
That's what you get for selling out your beliefs!
BrokenMirror
10/03/08, 01:27 AM
I believe that it exists, but I don't believe that it's going to kill our planet.
smithariko
10/03/08, 07:19 AM
I believe that it exists, but I don't believe that it's going to kill our planet.
it will kill our planet within time, whether it be ten or 1,000 years.
updownleftright
10/03/08, 10:09 AM
this is a tad off subject but pretty funny nonetheless.
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Anthony Lutz
10/03/08, 11:06 AM
I do, and I get in arguments with my dad and uncle about it too. They say that back in the 70's everyone was frantic because the world was possibly going into the next ice age, so they basically think this is bull. But then again, they are republican as well...
WhoSaidThat?
10/03/08, 01:05 PM
this is a tad off subject but pretty funny nonetheless.
-UaRXvRwhOk
Then you'll like this video (and you'll understand my usertitle).
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I do, and I get in arguments with my dad and uncle about it too. They say that back in the 70's everyone was frantic because the world was possibly going into the next ice age, so they basically think this is bull. But then again, they are republican as well...
i think thats part of the problem and why there are so many sceptics out there. the environmentalists have been predicting doomsday events and so far 'nothing' has happened.
Keagan Ilvonen
10/03/08, 09:38 PM
Is this a joke? Of course.
LongDistanceDrunk
10/04/08, 03:34 AM
Manbearpig believes in it
A Love American
10/04/08, 12:02 PM
Yes because facts = facts
wickedmajestic
10/05/08, 09:54 AM
seriously anyone who doesn't believe in global warming is just plain wrong.
FreddyKrueger
10/07/08, 02:47 PM
Al Gore made a movie about it so it must be true. PANIC!!!
FreddyKrueger
10/07/08, 02:48 PM
Short answer: Yes.
Long answer: Yes, but I also believe it has been politicized way too much and is largely used as a tool to scare people into falling in line behind the agenda of certain political parties. We can't expect to dump all the pollutants that we do into the atmosphere and expect nothing to happen. Obviously, the environment is responding. But is the world doomed, and can we exactly predict how much of changes in weather patterns are due to our own preventable actions and how much are simply part of nature running its course? I don't think we can, at least not yet.
Smartest answer I've ever read on this website.
BruisedxBroken
10/07/08, 11:08 PM
Yes. I'm super cereal, too...
ForeverDelayed
10/07/08, 11:38 PM
I haven't read anything except for the first and last pages, but.....
Aren't we asking the wrong question here? Last time I checked just about everyone with a brain believes that global warming does in fact exist. The point of argument is whether it is caused by natural cycles in climate, or whether humans have helped bring it on by pollution and our general raping of the ecosystem.
To take it a step further, wouldn't the best question to ask be whether or not we should do something about it? Even if you don't think humans are the root cause of the current warming trends, you can see how things could get pretty bad if we let it continue the way it's been going. So should we sit around and debate about whether or not it exists or whether or not we caused it, or should we act quickly and do everything we can to slow or possibly reverse these trends? Better safe than sorry, right? And we can cut back on our use of fossil fuels, other forms of pollution, destruction of forests, etc, we just have to put our minds to it. I say we don't take a chance and do something now while we still have a slight chance of having an impact, rather than wait until we're completely fucked and then point fingers.
And I'm super cereal too guys. Manbearpig ftw.
coltenTALK
10/08/08, 09:44 AM
It's an inconvenient truth.
simplelivin_GCH
10/08/08, 10:48 AM
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Tristan Needler
10/08/08, 11:29 AM
It's impossible not to believe in global warming. It's happening.
The only thing people can take issue with is the cause. Whether it's influenced by man and to what degree, or whether it is simply a natural process.
samsara
10/08/08, 06:14 PM
yep its real
there are a lot of animals effected by global warming but im too lazy to think of something
SeanEBoy2686
10/09/08, 09:24 AM
no, at least not man made global warming.
i believe we are destroying our environment... but on the temperature side of things trends are cyclical throughout history
edit: reading responses I think I interpreted this question wrong. i voted thinking the question was in regards to man-made global warming. In regards to the general concept i'd say yes i believe in it (see above)
caLLmEnOoNe
10/10/08, 07:57 AM
yes. and we're to blame.
drewziph
10/12/08, 06:58 PM
dumb poll.
screwtape
10/13/08, 06:25 AM
if i could vote 'no' more than once, i would...
Deadbolt01
10/13/08, 12:45 PM
Fact of the matter is that when 99.9% of the world's scientists agree that global warming is happening and is caused by the burning of fossil fuels, to not not take the precautionary principle and cut down on emissions would be purely naiive. Even if part of you thinks its fake/exagerrated/natural, do you seriously fancy gambling the fate of the world on your conclusion?
No, you don't.
sargentlgfuad
10/13/08, 12:47 PM
lmao.
why are people even discussing if this is real or not?
we should have another poll titled "Is the world flat?"
samsara
10/13/08, 05:27 PM
the weather here is weird two days ago it was 90*
today its 50* hmmm
mem3590
10/14/08, 06:13 AM
There was an ice age not too long ago... Weather changes.
"Gwen, we don't know if this climate change hoozie-what's-it is man-made or if it's just a natural part of the 'End of Days.'"
hahahaahhaa tina fey is a genius!
Poe-tryGirl
10/15/08, 08:22 AM
Nope. They recently said it was growing colder, now they change their mind. I don't believe it at all.
xx_mariah_xx
10/23/08, 11:54 AM
of course
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