Fat hurts wrote:
Sally Vix wrote:
I miss discussing Global Warming with you. LOL!
So sad. But if you really miss it, I rarely posted anything except this:
The scientific community overwhelmingly accepts anthropogenic global warming.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_opinion_on_climate_changeGiven that fact, there are three possibilities:
1) The scientific community is made up of stupid people.
2) The scientific community is engaged in a global conspiracy.
3) The scientific community is made up of smart people who know how to do their jobs and are therefore very likely to be correct.
Those who think they know better than the scientists are picking #1. For example, you might hear someone say something to the effect of "Don't you know that some of the thermometers are in urban areas? It's hotter there."
Those who are paranoid are picking #2. For example, on talk radio I often hear, "The global warming crowd is out to destroy capitalism. It's all a hoax!"
Those who are well grounded in reality choose #3.
If you state that:
since 1990 4,000 papers expressed an opinion on the cause of recent global warming. Of these, 97% agree, explicitly or implicitly, that global warming is happening and is human-caused.
I will agree with you. However, that is all it means. That does not prove anything, not that 97% of scientists agree with it or that global warming is a calamity or it is a problem.
There are real scientist with prestigious credentials that disagree with global warming.