Originally Posted by elphenor

it's worth considering that scientists predict more diseases and possible pandemics resulting from climate change

Originally Posted by Anteater

The biggest wildfire in human history was way back in 1910, long before the onset of what climate scientists have been talking about. How do you explain that?

The problem with conversations about climate is that, irregardless of what the scientists say right now, there is hard evidence that the planet has gone through warm cycles in the past that make what we are seeing today look like nothing. And human activity wasn't a factor at all in those previous periods, but we still saw Ice Ages and periods where CO2 was in high abundance anyway.

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.

Originally Posted by Frownland

This is actually the reason why we know that human activity is a direct factor in this change. Those past periods had clear causes whether it was solar activity, volcanic activity, the dinosaur apocalypse event, Milankovitch cycles, atmospheric changes from algae, etc. The Earth has had its climate change many times, but always with reason, and we are the reason for the current climate change that we're witnessing. Unless you have evidence showing that something else is the cause?

Keep a few grains of salt on hand when you hear these very well refuted climate change denialist arguments that you're parrotting.

Originally Posted by The Batlord

See? Humans are too stupid and useless for socialism. I mean "irregardless" is not a word.

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

I was called upon by the muses for greatness.

Originally Posted by Frownland

I'm bald, ja.

Originally Posted by Anteater

which is why it's interesting

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.

Originally Posted by Anteater

We still don't know what caused those massive CO2 spikes during the Eocene actually, which is why it's interesting. Solve that mystery and you've have a better model.

Originally Posted by Frownland

That's a stupid and clearly motivated reason to reject (sorry, "take with a grain of salt") what the scientific community has to say on the subject, but here:

What triggered the Paleocene/Eocene thermal maximum methane release?

Very large release of mostly volcanic carbon during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum

You can borrow my saltshaker when you're browsing Federalist and National Review articles for a rebuttal if you want.

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

I was called upon by the muses for greatness.

Originally Posted by Frownland

I'm bald, ja.

Originally Posted by Anteater

Stupid science bitches don't know ****!

Originally Posted by Frownland

Also -10 points for using a journalistic source and not a scientific one.

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

I was called upon by the muses for greatness.

Originally Posted by Frownland

I'm bald, ja.

Originally Posted by Frownland

It's kinda like tacking a fine for running a red light onto a hit and run case, but it's still valid.

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

I was called upon by the muses for greatness.

Originally Posted by Frownland

I'm bald, ja.