Global warming

It was 84 degrees here today in FL... I don't think it's gotten below 50 yet this winter. Global warming is a scary ass thing, and more people need to be educated on it.

SwirlyMass- we shouldn't care because "it's only our children that will die"? I hope you were kidding.

And BlueCat hits us with some evidence, thank you BlueCat

Ah yes but what do the guys at Yale and Stanford know? The Crawford ranch thermometer looks fine ;)

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Originally Posted by Bejagins

i live in alaska, and for the past couple of years it has been terriable winters (no snow) but this winter we are getting tons :dance: :dance:

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Well if were going to start listing the crazy weather everyoneâ??s having.

Vancouver for the last, I think, 3 months has been in a storm!
If memory serves we had in this order:
-a wind storm
-a rain storm
-this rain storm continued and met another wind storm (lots of damage)
-power was out for 3 days for 500 000 people
Then
-A snow storm with a wind storm
-Then heavy rain for about a month
-now the last few days have been crazy wind storms

This series of events has pretty much convinced the entire province of climate change, as for each event was so sever that to find a equal storm for each we had to go back about 20-50 years; not to mention these all came at the same time

I know I'm looking like I'm taking sides or whatever, but the other side hasn't produced any evidence yet so I don't feel too bad.

Another thing, just because some scientists messed up 30 years ago doesn't mean, in any way, they're messing up now. That reminds me of the Gambler's Fallacy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambler%27s_fallacy

Where people think, for example, getting a 5 on a six-sided die means there's a less chance of getting a 5 next time, when the odds are still 1/6... What the scientists messed up on 30 years ago has little to no bearing on now.

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Originally Posted by TheKidThatLovesMary

Hey we all have to die some time, wether it be by cancer, heart attack, car accident, or global warming. Why waste your time worrying about the world ending when you have hardly any impact on what will happen. You only get to live once so i say take full advantage of it and live it to the fullest. :D

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Well kid,
Many people care about the effects of their actions. We are causing climate change and whether of not it drastically effects our generation we are morally responsible for the consequences of it. Some people only seem to care about the effects of their actions only when their actions effect themselves. Itâ??s called egocentrism itâ??s a characteristic of young children and mentally handicapped people.

good for you, for doing your part

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Originally Posted by Bob the Awesome

I know I'm looking like I'm taking sides or whatever, but the other side hasn't produced any evidence yet so I don't feel too bad.

Another thing, just because some scientists messed up 30 years ago doesn't mean, in any way, they're messing up now. That reminds me of the Gambler's Fallacy

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oh we have a psychologist among us.. or another. WEll i guess we have a few now.

Anyways That is very true they are independent events. One flawed study has no effect on the validity of others

psychology IS awesome...it's my major.

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Originally Posted by harris7

Well kid,
Many people care about the effects of their actions. We are causing climate change and whether of not it drastically effects our generation we are morally responsible for the consequences of it. Some people only seem to care about the effects of their actions only when their actions effect themselves. Itâ??s called egocentrism itâ??s a characteristic of young children and mentally handicapped people.

good for you, for doing your part

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LMAO :D :D

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Originally Posted by benagain

So you beleive that global warming is the truth and whole. I'm down with that. You act as though anyone beleiving anything else is insane or ignorant. That I have a problem with.
If you actually feel this way to your fellow man and can't have even the slightest open mind to someone elses opinions, then my freind you are an ass.
Until you can at least attempt to see things form another point of veiw or allow people to see if from theirs, then we will never get along.
Good luck with your long boring journey through life. I'm sorry to say I won't be walking down your road.

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Benagain, I find your conduct inappropriate.

You are using what is called ad hominem argument.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem

If you disagree with my arguments please attack my arguments not my person. You clearly are not educated in formal argument and its structure; and I do not hold that against you. I am highly educated in this subject so although I consider your approach inappropriate, I also consider it a complement. By attacking me youâ??ve shown me that my arguments are too difficult to rebut, I thank your for that. But please, next time donâ??t be so immature and just tell me Iâ??m awesome.