How incredibly tolerant of you. Which side of the global warming debate should we purge?
Yes, I'm intolerant of crackpots who spout junk science, like that intelligent design nonsense or, even worse, creation "science."
Which side of the global warming debate should we purge?
Unfortunately, no this issue, too many people on our side have been mislead by crackpots. Of course, so has the other side (i.e. Al Gore).
There is no doubt the Earth is warming, and that man has something to do with it. The evidence is overwhelming, and the arguments of the global warming deniers are no better and no less pseudoscientific than that of the hawkers of creation "science."
On the other hand, the alarmists lead by Al Gore are no less ridiculous. They too politicize their reports and conclusions, and always assume the worst case scenario for which there is little evidence. For example, it is very unlikely sea levels are going to rise by 20 feet, something which Algore takes as an article of faith.
Likewise, the luddites on the left propose and favor extremely drastic and costly measures that it is unclear are worth the cost. They assume, without any evidence, that warming is unequivocally bad and that it must be stopped at all costs.
What's needed is a cool-headed, rational (i.e. conservative)approach to this, which aknowledges the sound conclusions of climate science but at the same time recognizes that there are significant costs to curbing greenhouse emissions. We need to rationally consider the tradeoffs.
Unfortunately, right now, there are very few elected officials who are willing to do that. Instead, on the right we have luddite deniers and on the left we have the luddite alarmists. It's a horrible situation, I'm afraid.