Global Warming Debate

[sisterandcousinandaunt]

Originally Posted by hectorberlioz

I also loved that that review's title was the usual lame "it's a bad time to be a climate denier"...

I spent trying to figure out how this related to knitting. I kid you not.

I'm not sure I ever saw this spelling used for this idea, before.

[Nurvingiel]

*lights IRex's cigar*

Originally Posted by hectorberlioz

I'm sorry Nurv...yes, I have read your posts .

No worries. So what do you think of my posts?

[hectorberlioz]

Originally Posted by Nurvingiel

*lights IRex's cigar*

Smoking is bad for you

No worries. So what do you think of my posts?

I thought you truly believed Global Warming Nurv, more than Al Gore since he jets around spreading co2s in the atmosphere...

You presented your evidence too...

[Nurvingiel]

Originally Posted by hectorberlioz

Smoking is bad for you

Yes it is. That's why I encourage the alternative: smoking virtual cigars.

Originally Posted by hectorberlioz

I thought you truly believed Global Warming Nurv, more than Al Gore since he jets around spreading co2s in the atmosphere...

You presented your evidence too...

Yes, I don't fly very much. I think Al Gore's message, which I believe is a worthwhile one, would be more impactful if he took the train all over the country. Or drove a smart car.

Do you think the evidence is sound, or are there areas that are lacking?



(It's like pulling teeth! )

[Nurvingiel]

This is from the end of page 5...

Originally Posted by The Telcontarion

fight nuclear waste and the danger of nuclear catastrophes; chernobyl did not tickle.

Chernobyl wasn't as bad as people made it out to be you know, I think people are just over-reacting.

I don't really believe that, I just like to make jokes.


And now back to your regularly scheduled thread.

[rohirrim TR]

Thomas Sowell wrote three excellent articles on this very topic.

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/T...global_hot_air

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/T...ot_air_part_ii

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/T...t_air_part_iii

[Nurvingiel]

I don't think his articles are particularly good, as he doesn't provide a shred of evidence for any of his claims.

[rohirrim TR]

Originally Posted by Nurvingiel

I don't think his articles are particularly good, as he doesn't provide a shred of evidence for any of his claims.

Well they are editorials. I haven't really seen many op-ed pieces that offer a works cited page. But you can go back just 30 years ago and see TIME magazines cover about global freezing.

[Nurvingiel]

Haha yeah. Global freezing... oops.

[Earniel]

I wouldn't call them excellent, though. Oh, he's very good at making clever little jabs at the opposite side, which I'm sure makes his column a nice read, but he's very sparing with his so beloved facts, and then again only uses what supports his argument.

[hectorberlioz]

I liked Thomas Sowell's articles, but I thought Mark Steyn got more into it...look for the link a few pages back, I think...

[hectorberlioz]

Here's that Link again...or Zelda

Originally Posted by Insidious Rex

Thats because I have principles. And if you dont like em well I have others... *wiggles cigar*

A Night at the Opera?

[hectorberlioz]

Read pages 5 and 6 of this: HERE

[hectorberlioz]

Originally Posted by Eärniel

I wouldn't call them excellent, though. Oh, he's very good at making clever little jabs at the opposite side, which I'm sure makes his column a nice read, but he's very sparing with his so beloved facts, and then again only uses what supports his argument.

True, he doesn't do much except jab...on the other hand, Ellen Goodman compared us to Holocaust Deniers. Op-eds rarely go beyond pricking and jabbing...

[Earniel]

That's the only reason I still read some editorials, they usually have very inventive insults and descriptions, which can be quite amusing, but at the same time very low on actual news value. A lot of those columnists are also so damn full of themselves (not specifically referring to the ones whose articles were posted here, I'm including all columnists I have read, Belgian and/or others).

And Ellen Goodman is a journalist, so she's likely to go for catchy phrases. Although I do agree the Holocaust comparison is a bit over the top. Godwin's law, isn't it?

[elven dragonrider]

still kinda new at this, think I'm doing it right. Someone mentioned Pluto earlier, I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on the debate over whether it is or is not considered a planet.
I have to agree that the US doesn't need any of the 'firsts' but it does need a sane leader. Not some maniac who has enough money to buy time in office, not some bozo who represents a new race, but a LEADER. What a concept.

[Earniel]

As for Pluto's changed status, I'd refer you to the Astronomy thread, that's where we last talked about Pluto. It doesn't really fit in this thread.

[elven dragonrider]

Sounds good. I'll do that. Thanks

[rohirrim TR]

Did you go see Al Gore Nurv? Gore Gets Rock Star Treatment in Canada

[hectorberlioz]

Gore is going to get an honorary doctorate in climatology ...I guess that means you can quote him on authority now.