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The Elites and the global warming scam

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  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    edited 8 December 2011 at 8:42PM
    TruckerT wrote: »
    Since the Age of Enlightenment, every advance in scientific understanding has been embraced (and exploited) as a 'force for good' in the human condition...

    Now that Climate Science begins to approach 'respectability', why do so many people adopt a kind of religious fervour in opposition?

    TruckerT

    Most are more pragmatic, do you think that hundreds of millions of chinese and indians are going to forego such things as cars when they can afford them?

    As far as religious ferver goes, it is the proponents of climate change that refer to those that do not hold their views as deniers.
  • TruckerT
    TruckerT Posts: 1,714 Forumite
    Lightf00t wrote: »
    As opposed to the religious fervour of climate change alarmism.

    Prove that man is changing the climate. And I mean prove, not compare scepticism to AIDs deniers.

    'Science' is entirely about 'Proof' - show me a scientist who will deny that climate change is taking place

    'The Church' has recently begun to give up on fundamentalism, and, these days, the Archbishops mostly address political issues, mainly surrounding social inequality

    There will be no inequalities in the effects of climate change - check out the recent floods in Thailand etc - in previous ice ages etc, human society did not exist, and it is pointless to try to relate those earlier episodes to 21st century pre-occupations with such irrelevancies as house prices etc

    TruckerT
    According to Clapton, I am a totally ignorant idiot.
  • TruckerT
    TruckerT Posts: 1,714 Forumite
    Lightf00t wrote: »
    Yes, floods didn't happen before the industrial revolution. :rotfl:

    I said prove.

    The Bible will provide proof - but before the industrial revoluion, floods were not a problem - they were simply God's Revenge...

    TruckerT
    According to Clapton, I am a totally ignorant idiot.
  • TruckerT
    TruckerT Posts: 1,714 Forumite
    Lightf00t wrote: »
    No proof then. Thought so. And you're quite happy to pay higher taxes and increased energy bills on the basis of what a cabal of fraudulent "scientists" tell you?

    Ahem....don't mention climategate.

    The proof exists

    Can you prove the fraudulence of the scientists whom you choose not to believe?

    TruckerT
    According to Clapton, I am a totally ignorant idiot.
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    TruckerT wrote: »
    The proof exists

    Can you prove the fraudulence of the scientists whom you choose not to believe?

    TruckerT

    Do you believe that there is anything that we can do in the UK to stop it?
  • TruckerT
    TruckerT Posts: 1,714 Forumite
    ILW wrote: »
    Do you believe that there is anything that we can do in the UK to stop it?

    Do you mean can we stop climate change?

    Of course we can't stop climate change - that's what makes it so terrifying!

    TruckerT
    According to Clapton, I am a totally ignorant idiot.
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    TruckerT wrote: »
    Do you mean can we stop climate change?

    Of course we can't stop climate change - that's what makes it so terrifying!

    TruckerT

    No point in worrying about it then.

    If you think it's going to get hotter, buy aircon.
    If you think it's going to get colder, buy a bigger coat and some winter tyres.

    I've just solved the problem. Can I have my Nobel prize please.
  • TruckerT
    TruckerT Posts: 1,714 Forumite
    ILW wrote: »
    If you think it's going to get hotter, buy aircon.
    If you think it's going to get colder, buy a bigger coat and some winter tyres

    In order to buy things, you need money - unfortunately, all the money has been given to the banks

    TruckerT
    According to Clapton, I am a totally ignorant idiot.
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    TruckerT wrote: »
    In order to buy things, you need money - unfortunately, all the money has been given to the banks

    TruckerT

    Not all of it, quite a lot is going to the climate change brigade.
  • Lightf00t
    Lightf00t Posts: 51 Forumite
    TruckerT wrote: »
    The proof exists

    Can you prove the fraudulence of the scientists whom you choose not to believe?

    TruckerT

    Well climategate would be a good start.
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