Beam me to Planet Gore !
Posted on 12/08/2009 10:02:20 PM PST by Shellybenoit
Growing up we all believe what we want to. For years my son believed that there were monsters under his bed at night, my daughter believed that a unicorn would show up for her to ride away. Both of them believed in the tooth fairy (OK there was one of those, but it was only me in a costume). Part of the growing process is that we realize that these childish myths are not real by any means.
Surprisingly, there is one childish myth that many otherwise intelligent adults cling on to. That's the myth that there is a scientific consensus that man made CO2 emissions were causing global warming. Let me suggest that you are more likely to look up into the winter sky and see a fat guy with a red coat and white beard riding a sled being pulled by flying reindeer, than see a global warming consensus amongst scientists.
According to media reports there is no scientific controversy about global warming: all scientists agree that the globe is warming and that humans are responsible for it. No one dissents. There is, in other words, a scientific consensus. Is such a consensus a good thing? Why are there consensuses? What exactly is being agreed upon and by whom? We need to consider these and other questions before committing wholeheartedly to the widespread contention that everyone agrees about the causes, the extent and the consequences of the global warming.
John Lott is an economist and author of "Freedomnomics, " he is not sure that global warming is man-made but he is not certain it wasn't. He is, however, certain that there is no consensus amongst scientists that global warming is man made
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Cheers!
THAT is a good one.
I'm still waiting for my first trillion Mo'BamaBucks
And my Majik Unicorn!
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