TeknoVagrant
11-05-2007, 02:16 AM
Ok, I have no problem taking a controversial stance. Here's another one for ya. Not to make claims without evidence, here's my support:
1) Simple argument, but still somewhat meaningful. If we can't accurately predict what the weather will be 5 days from now, how can we know what's gonna happen in 10, 25, 50 years from now? I'm just sayin....
2) My main reasoning. This whole global warming bizness is based off of something called the greenhouse effect. For the uniniated, it basically says that because of CO2 emissions from vehicles, factories, etc that reach the atmosphere, less heat can leave the Earth. The normal process is that heat from the sun enters the atmosphere, gets absorbed by the Earth, and is radiated back out. Supposedly, with more CO2, less heat can exit the atmoshpere and we are therefore hotter. The flaw with this is simple. If CO2 can block heat from exiting, it would also block it from entering. So with less heat entering, it doesn't matter if less escapes, because the proportions would be equal. The other thing that doesn't make sense is that CO2 is what plants take in to create oxygen. So, if anything, the extra CO2 emissions should make the Earth greener.
3) This is more anecdotal evidence, but in my experience, it hasn't been getting much hotter. Sure there are hot days, but it was also just one of the coldest Julys on record where I live. If there is a consistent temperature increase, it wouldnt make sense for any kind of record lows to be set.
All right, that's not everything, but it should be sufficient to get the argument started.
Also, feel free to post any examples of hypocrisy in the green movement you can find. One I just heard was how it is more damaging to the environment to walk somewhere than drive! Yes, really! If you figure how many calories you'd burn walking and the food you'd need to eat, the emissions from the production, shipping, refrigerating, cooking etc of the food is far more than even a Hummer!
1) Simple argument, but still somewhat meaningful. If we can't accurately predict what the weather will be 5 days from now, how can we know what's gonna happen in 10, 25, 50 years from now? I'm just sayin....
2) My main reasoning. This whole global warming bizness is based off of something called the greenhouse effect. For the uniniated, it basically says that because of CO2 emissions from vehicles, factories, etc that reach the atmosphere, less heat can leave the Earth. The normal process is that heat from the sun enters the atmosphere, gets absorbed by the Earth, and is radiated back out. Supposedly, with more CO2, less heat can exit the atmoshpere and we are therefore hotter. The flaw with this is simple. If CO2 can block heat from exiting, it would also block it from entering. So with less heat entering, it doesn't matter if less escapes, because the proportions would be equal. The other thing that doesn't make sense is that CO2 is what plants take in to create oxygen. So, if anything, the extra CO2 emissions should make the Earth greener.
3) This is more anecdotal evidence, but in my experience, it hasn't been getting much hotter. Sure there are hot days, but it was also just one of the coldest Julys on record where I live. If there is a consistent temperature increase, it wouldnt make sense for any kind of record lows to be set.
All right, that's not everything, but it should be sufficient to get the argument started.
Also, feel free to post any examples of hypocrisy in the green movement you can find. One I just heard was how it is more damaging to the environment to walk somewhere than drive! Yes, really! If you figure how many calories you'd burn walking and the food you'd need to eat, the emissions from the production, shipping, refrigerating, cooking etc of the food is far more than even a Hummer!