So has Global Warming Resumed?

[D'Snowth]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080623/ap_on_sc/sci_warming_scientist

Two more decades people, two more decades before we all die in a heap.

 

[Ilikemuppets]

They always say this. I remember a long time ago they said that in 2009 or 2011 that if you stood in the shade for eleven seconds that you would get sun burned. LOl!

 

[Teheheman]

They say that we're all gonna die EVERY year. Haven't you seen those magazines? We're all gonna die by 2006 on Sept. 11th, Nostradomous predicted. He always predicts that stuff, and it never happens, which makes ME believe that he has no idea what the heck he's talking about. It's like he picks a day out of the hat, or picks a bingo ball or something and says "This is the day next year" that day happens and life goes on, and he's sitting there saying "Did I say that day? I meant, This day" and on and on. So, I don't put much stake in stuff like that.

Daniel

 

[Oscarfan]

I agree. While the artical is a bit of a downer, they still say they the end of the world is always right around the corner.

 

[wwfpooh]

Indeed. Scientists use facts and yeah, nature and how the world will end is one of those things that no mere human can fully comprehend, no matter how smart, because humans didn't exist at the dawn of time, nor did the previous humans--say--come to us in visions and tell us what we're doing wrong or whatever. In the end, when we go, we go and there's not a darn thing any of us can do about it. I say not to worry about it, because whether science says global warming will end it all or whether religion dictates that God will smite us (or that God is smiting us through global warming or whatever), we'll go when our time comes, anyway.

So to quote a Shania Twain song--though said song is meant for couples that may "fight" (For Henson: Kermit & Miss Piggy and Gobo & Red; For DC Comics: Teen Titans' Beast Boy & Raven [as seen here, here, and illustrated well here]), it works for good friends too, for the message is the same--don't be stupid. It's silly to be worrying about the future when we'll leave when we're called to. End of discussion.

 

[Speed Tracer]

Global Warming has never stopped.

My attitude is, let's keep living.

 

[Oscarfan]

Global Warming has never stopped.

My attitude is, let's keep living.

Nice philosiphy.

 

[Drtooth]

They say that we're all gonna die EVERY year. Haven't you seen those magazines? We're all gonna die by 2006 on Sept. 11th, Nostradomous predicted. He always predicts that stuff, and it never happens, which makes ME believe that he has no idea what the heck he's talking about. It's like he picks a day out of the hat, or picks a bingo ball or something and says "This is the day next year" that day happens and life goes on, and he's sitting there saying "Did I say that day? I meant, This day" and on and on. So, I don't put much stake in stuff like that.

Daniel

That's the problem. We're in a Boy crying Wolf situation. the more they say it, the more we ignore it. And when you have so many threats, what are we going to do when we get a credible one?

Anyway, I hate when the environment becomes a political issue. It speaks volumes what's wrong with the political system in general. We have something that we all should consider. Is it happening? Is it all due to our meddling, or is it a natural phenomenon? The issue is that, wheter its happening or not, we HAVE to be aware of it. Why it bothers me is that a certain part of the political spectrum say it isn't happening, not due to scientific research, but due to the fact they don't want the other political party to get the smug satisfaction of being right.

This scares me. With any movement of good intentions, there's always more posers than serious followers. I believe most 1960's hippies didn't give a crap about Vietnam, and just said, "Free love? Cool! Sign me up!" So for every thoughtful, sane voice that said "War is wrong" we had hundreds of others pretending to care, and making the movement look like a bunch of weirdos. To which, the button down types wanted to distance themselves from that, and pretended that their point of view was the opposite, only so no one would lump them in with weirdos.

Same problem with the environment. we HAVE to care about the place we all live on and share. But due to eco-terrorists, and kookoo posers, the button down types think, "If I actually seem concerned I'll be... gasp.. outside of my political party's rhetoric."

Global Warming or not, I for one don't want to breath crappy CO2 laiden air, and step through mounds of trash on the street. Recycling takes, what? 10 more minutes? Seems to me, it's people just wanting to be lazy and stay lazy are the problem.

You see, this sort of thing is one of those issues that people store in the closet, pull out every so often, they try to get it to work for a month, and then they put it back in. It's like a fat person on a diet. They change their routine for a little while, lose 25 pounds and automatically stop and fall back into their own habits. And you know what happens when you've lost weight and fall back into your old habits... you gain it all back. Maybe more.

 

[Ilikemuppets]

I still say that people are more decent then we give then credit for. People do things own their one more then anyone on their soapbox/high horse could ever tell/preach to them to do it. People give with out someone trying to take it from there pockets and people care and do their part with out someone breathing down their backs trying to tell them to worry about it. People are not stupid and personally I think thee are more posers now pretending to care then there ever were in any time in history. They just wan their fifteen minutes.

 

[CensoredAlso]

The only thing I'm concerned about is people choosing their own comfort over protecting the planet. Like how some people might choose drilling for more oil in order to make the gas price go down, when we really should be concentrating on relying less on oil.

People really ought to take the time to read or see The Lorax again (see my signature below, hehe)