Originally Posted by
alan s
So if you knew in a million years an asteroid would hit the earth and destroy all human life, would you advocate spending huge amounts of money to address the problem now, or make note of it, study the problem, and kick the can down the road for future generations to solve? I'd vote for kicking the can.
Same goes for fixing or controlling the climate. Except that we don't actually know what, if anything, is happening to the climate, what the cause is, and what, if anything, can be done about it. It takes a long time to determine what is happening and for any problem to manifest itself. Go ahead and study it, debate it and think up plans to address it, but don't waste money going overboard, and don't chastise others for questioning the alleged science behind the outlandish claims of devastation. We all know it's a ploy for more government funding.
Ummm...we
do know what is happening to the climate. And we
do know what the cause is. And we
do know what can be done about it.
It's not a ploy for government funding - it's an attempt to, you know, help the planet and all the species on it.
People like you absolutely frighten me. Not because you don't care, but because you so vehemently choose not to believe things like this, and completely ignore the science and the evidence. And also that you choose the stance of putting it on future generations because "it won't affect me so what do I care?" The thing is, it needs to be solved now before it gets to the point where future generations can't do anything about it.