Global Warming: This Summer is What it Looks Like

Quoting gsprofval:I don't think it's global warming, it's God's Warning!
Man goes to the Moon? God's warning!
Atomic Bombs? God's warning!
Mustard gas during World War I? God's warning!
Krakatoa? God's warning!
Steam trains? God's warning!
The Black Death? God's warning!
Vesuvius? God's warning!
Can you name any event in the past 2000 years that someone has not taken as either a sign of humanity's hubris, god's wrath or an impending start of the End of Days ?
I think people had a greater success rate when they were trying to predict omens based upon the shape of clouds.

What a crock of s--t. Things fluctuate constantly. Just another "crisis" that is being used to scare people. This heat is nothing new. it is dad-gum hot, but no hotter than it has been in the past. Amazing... when winter is extra cold, it is global warming. when summer is hot, it is global warming. when there are lots of tornados, it is global warming. when there are lots of hurricanes, it is global warming. It's weather, and it will go from one extreme to another just as it always has. Hmmm... maybe it's Bush's fault. he's been blamed for everything anyway.

Quoting GertieK:What a crock of s--t. Things fluctuate constantly. Just another "crisis" that is being used to scare people. This heat is nothing new. it is dad-gum hot, but no hotter than it has been in the past. Amazing... when winter is extra cold, it is global warming. when summer is hot, it is global warming. when there are lots of tornados, it is global warming. when there are lots of hurricanes, it is global warming. It's weather, and it will go from one extreme to another just as it always has.
I agree that weather fluctuates, and that there have always been occasional extremes. So you can't reason from a single example of an extreme to there being a change in climate.
HOWEVER
If they predict that this particular change in climate will increase the frequency and severity of the extremes of weather (which they do), then a pattern of more frequent and extreme weather than chance would dictate is supporting (though not conclusive by itself) evidence.
Do you understand the distinction?

Absolutely, but claiming it is due to man-made stuff.... that's another story. This a "theory" pushed by the same guy who claimed he invented the internet. I also seem to recall that the scientistss who supposedly "proved" we are creating our own demise had to fake their statistics because they couldn't come up with the numbers to support their own theory.

Off-topic, and F.Y.I.
Quoting GertieK:the same guy who claimed he invented the internet
snopes says you are wrong
Not that you care whether you are right or wrong, as long as the slander sounds good.

Quoting GertieK:I also seem to recall that the scientistss who supposedly "proved" we are creating our own demise had to fake their statistics because they couldn't come up with the numbers to support their own theory.
What a fascinating phrase.
That fuzzy feeling you have... that's the feeling you get when you've been well and truly spun. When someone has implanted in your head the impression that you decided something when you never actually were given a complete argument chain, just all the framework surrounding one (eg people nodding in agreement, talking heads expressing outrage and just assuming the decision, etc)
- sweettigeress
on Jul. 8, 2012 at 12:22 AMYou would have to be pretty stupid and blind not to believe in global warming. Just look around, feel the temps.