Originally Posted by
loneviking61
I guess you don't know as much about history or the English language as you think!
Your reference to the 'flat earth' goes back to Galileo and the Catholic church. Like you, the Catholics were pig headedly certain that the earth was flat and that was that. They were unwilling to consider any other viewpoints. In fact, they were willing to go to any length to silence any opposing viewpoint, even to the point of killing their opponents. You, and others like you, seem willing to do the same. You mock; insult; distort and attempt to silence any opposing view. That's not how true science works--which never fears opposing viewpoints. So, yes, I would say you have a very 'catholic' attitude that has nothing to do with religion and everything to do with being close minded.
And yet you are the one who has made this personal!
Personally, I'm not going to dispute you on the science. I'm going to say that you are wrong on policy and politics. Policy has to be made on the best information available, while science always has the luxury of waiting for more data. It's time to move 100% politically, even if the science can never be more than 95 % certain. The stakes are so high, while the costs are fairly low.
Even if the science is wrong about climate change (very unlikely), the steps taken to reduce it--burning less coal and oil--will still benefit society. Cleaner air, cheaper utility bills, no more oil wars. What's not to like?
And, like i said before, I very strongly want my grandson to have a chance for a happy life.