The funny thing is, I can pretty much guarentee you that when it is disproven, they’re going to sit around patting themselves on the back and saying, “Hooray for climatologists! We’ve solved the great mystery and finnally put an end to the debate. Give us some grant money so we can go find and then solve the next global crisis”

I have yet to see anyone produce clear scientific evidence that global warming is caused by anything man-made or that anything man can do, via action or inaction, will have an effect on it. The planet is a pretty resilient place. It’s been here a long time and survived cataclysms far worse than man can ever hope to produce. It will adapt, believe me.

The media loves to report on situations like these because doom SELLS. And people with no critical thinking skills will eat it up because they love to buy into anything that has a chance of explaining what’s wrong with their little corner of the world. They’re the same folks that buy into every conspiracy theory ever posited.

I’m sure that, once it’s proven that global warming was just another planetary climate cycle not exacerbated by man, the environmentalists will congratulate themselves for improving things anyway. But the end rarely justifies the means. Fear-mongering is a dangerous practice. The resulting panic can have unintended consequences. We shall see.

Keep up the good work Janus. We’ve got to spread the word about your musings.

Logic and critical thinking skills ought to be taught in every school from the earliest age, but it never is, they’re too busy learning how to feel good about themselves.

And therein lies the crux of the matter…