Is Warming Our Fault? [father of scientific climatology considers global warming a bunch of hooey]

The Capital Times [Madison, WI] ^ | Monday, June 18, 2007 | Samara Kalk Derby

[BufordP]

True.

[SteamShovel]

My question - if the earth is warming on it’s own, should humans do anything to stop such a natural cycle?

NO!

First of all, we haven't been able to alter the environment on a global scale by doing what we are doing already. Why should we believe we even have the ability to alter the environment in a way we want it to change?

Second, if we could change the environment, I believe the risk of unintended consequences would be enormous.

Let nature take it's course and adapt.

[SteamShovel]

The rate of change is consistent with human activity, she said

I like how being "consistent with" means causation, which it does not... Correlation does not mean causation.

[SteamShovel]

"It's like there is an elephant charging in and you worry about the fact that there is a fly sitting on its head. It's just a total misplacement of emphasis," he said.

This is very close to the argument I made earlier regarding an elephant will weigh more if a fly lands on it, but taking away the fly does not reduce the elephants weight in any significant way.

A simple analogy to illustrate how insignificant human activity is with regard to GHG and solar radiation on a global scale.

[xjcsa]

I like how being "consistent with" means causation, which it does not... Correlation does not mean causation.

Yep. Cum hoc ergo propter hoc.

[lwd]

LOL! Also note Galen is an “Assistant Professor...” thus providing a perfect example of what Bryson alluded to.

[JimVT]

Lordy...NO!

I meant that to depict the "chicken little" scientists(?) and their teenage groupies, et al who need a 'cause' to raise funds for thier dumbass projects and the no-work jobs that go with them.

There is an interesting Wikipedia link here: BS