Agree-to-Disagree

World population likely to shrink after mid-century Improvements in access to modern contraception and the education of girls and women are generating...

I believe that climate-change/global-warming is happening. I don't deny that. The reason that most of my posts downplay the risks is that I believe th...

I am still here. Since Mikie has me on his ignore list I can say anything that I like about him. :grin: Mikie has no idea what he is talking about, an...

Denmark will tax livestock farmers for methane emissions In 2030, Denmark is set to become the first country to start taxing farmers for gassy pigs, s...

In the Year 2525 Song by Zager and Evans In the year 2525, if man is still alive If woman can survive, they may find In the year 3535 Ain't gonna need...

‘Inconvenient truths’ for greens There is a danger environmentalists “get into a bubble of clear-sighted, righteous agreement that if only other peopl...

Sure they do, but you have to look up from your book phone occasionally and look around and smile at anyone who's looking at you.

Is this a joke, or are they serious? Would banning advertising for fossil fuels save us from climate change? Fossil fuels don't need to be advertised....

This is the sort of stupid comment that destroys the credibility of the people who make it.

What happens if some people are affected by the externalities, but other people are not. How do you price an externality that affects different people...

Mikie, the article that you linked to is an opinion guest essay by Andrew Dessler. He is a climate scientist and not an expert on renewable energy. Ma...

How long until climate change makes humans extinct? ============================================ A supercomputer simulation just predicted when humans...

The head of the image is below the feet. How is that not flipped vertically?

The answer to this question is surprisingly simple. Yes, a single plane mirror can flip things vertically. Place the mirror flat on the floor like a r...

What about using animals to test cosmetics? Although they are not required by law, several invasive tests are performed on rabbits, mice, guinea pigs ...

This song was written by John Hanlon and was adopted by the opponents of the Lake Manapouri dam. It is called "Damn The Dam". Leaf falls to kiss the i...

South Korean court hears children's climate change case against government How did Woodpecker (a foetus) sign the petition? :chin:

Net zero has become unhelpful slogan, says outgoing head of UK climate watchdog

You seem to constantly repeat this advice Mikie. Doesn't that prove that they are getting attention? And Mikie, you seem to be giving them a lot of at...

Our knowledge allows us to build a model of the universe. Over time our knowledge can increase and our model of the universe becomes better. But our b...

Whether unicorns exist.

Most people have 2 "local" visual fields, one from the left eye and one from the right eye. These 2 local visual fields overlap, but there are parts o...

Every time you blame cows for climate change, an oil executive laughs

Science needs to be controlled in some way. So some degree of bureaucracy is required. But it should not be strongly biased towards one view. To parap...

Mikie, thank you for making this post. It is a good example of the sort of climate stupidity that is making the public distrust climate science and cl...

Mikie, you really need to improve your "cut and paste" skills. Some of the text in your post has mysteriously changed from the original text in the ar...

Where would you rather live, location A or location B ? The graphs below show a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperat...

I am extremely grateful for my furry companion. She is an apartment dog so I try to give her as much variety as possible. I want her to enjoy all of t...

Talking to other dog owners is easy because you have a common interest. But I am talking about other people as well. The dog that I walk is a smallish...

I walk a dog for about 2.5 hours daily. It is not my dog. The dog's owner is an elderly lady who walks with a walking frame. So I walk her dog for her...

I am not particularly bothered about climate change. But there are a number of things that annoy me. -- :naughty: -- science seems to have sold its so...

I am a cynical and skeptical person. Heather du Plessis-Allan's comments seem reasonable to me. Not enough people think about the climate deeply enoug...

Were you wearing socks with those sandals? :grin:

Yes. An obscure source, but the points that are made are relevant to the switch to EVs and to human psychology. Do you agree with the points that are ...

Mikie lives in his mother's basement. There are steep stairs going down to the basement. Any friends visiting Mikie are likely to fall down the stairs...

Quotes from an article by Heather du Plessis-Allan The plant-based food craze is over February 2020, I basically said fake meat is not a thing, it's n...

Who are you disagreeing with? Or do you disagree with everyone? :grin:

Yes it is !!!

A man logs in to "The Philosophy Forum". Man: Ah. I'd like to philosophize, please. Mikie: What do YOU want? Man: Well, I would like to ask some quest...

There is only one type of climate activist. The gullible, unrealistic, idiot. They should be ignored or mocked. :scream:

/uploads/resized/files/t1/oyxiipdao3d0aap7.png Oh the irony. It burns. It burns. These comments come from a person who never addresses the issues that...

Mikie doesn't want to accept reality. It is either Mikie's way or the highway. Be careful. When Mikie is cornered he can be quite nasty. Note that Mik...

Here are some interesting comments about School Strike for Climate. A bigger problem with the School Strike for Climate is one set out beautifully in ...

From the video "Chaos in the Climate Casino" Dr. Eliot Jacobson is a retired professor of mathematics, computer science, as well as a casino industry ...

This makes a welcome change from climate activists glueing themselves to things. :grin: /uploads/resized/files/vv/oc2tudpsmdi44d6y.jpg

First there was Big Tobacco Then there was Big Oil Now there is Big Meat Does this sound familiar? :scream:

Up-front costs are a major reason why people are not electrifying their houses and buying EV's. Is there a realistic solution to this problem?

Dude, you are so lucky. Soon you will be living in a tropical paradise. :up:

Wouldn't we also have to find the "ego-neuron" of the homunculus? Great fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite ’em, And little fleas have le...