Agree-to-Disagree

I got ChatGPT 4o to draw a graph of Solar Energy Potential (kWh/m^2 per day) against latitude. /uploads/resized/files/21/g2tw1dmp0eie1ka5.png It appea...

Morals are subjective. Not everybody shares your views. Acting to help our descendants has costs for us. It also has possible benefits for us. How far...

Then who does the moral issue that you are talking about apply to?

Do I have a moral duty to help YOUR descendants?

I agree that those who USE fossil fuels should be held to account. They are the ones who create the demand for fossil fuels. The Oil companies supply ...

What if an organism could change the environment? They could change the environment to allow themselves to survive. Organisms are part of the environm...

You obviously think that most people are "totally unreasonable and vacuous". Thank goodness we have you to guide us.? :grin: Are you claiming that the...

There is so much exaggeration and hype about climate change that it is hard to know what is reasonable to believe. When the statements from scientists...

It is not just a question of morals. Many people hold beliefs which justify them doing nothing. You need to change these beliefs before it becomes a m...

Would you rather be a big fish in a small pond, or a small fish in a big pond?

In other words, we are doomed.? :death: :death: :death:

In other words, we are doomed.? :death: :death: :death:

There are many places on the internet where the dangers and safety issues of fusion power are discussed. This is a very detailed one: Fusion reactors:...

Benkei: Deleted for the misleading crap it was.

I think that fusion power sounds very promising. The big problems are getting it to work and getting it to work safely. If you want a downfall then I ...

You are correct, I am not an alarmist. I believe in climate change but I don't believe that it will be as bad as many people claim. You may have heard...

I do find that people who are alarmed about climate change make a lot of "jokes" which can't be backed up with evidence.

Did you read the article from Advanced Science News? Understanding the impact of climate change on sub-arctic groundwater - As permafrost thaws, the p...

Could you please provide a link to where this claim is made?

This comment might get deleted by Moliere. You are correct, Canada is not the British Isles. Canada is much colder than the British Isles. You said 20...

How long is "longer term". How long will it take for sea levels to rise enough to cause coastal cities to relocate?

I believe that people who don't have any children, and don't intend to have any children, have less motivation to "save the planet" than people who ha...

I want to have a puppy, but I will probably never get one because of climate change.? :scream: Just kidding. I want to have a puppy but I don't want t...

This is another quote from the study: The reasons the men and women gave for why they would probably never have kids, even though they probably did wa...

When I read this question it made me wonder how many people don't have any children, and don't intend to have any. Would these people be highly motiva...

Unfortunately modern schools seem to be "dumbing things down". They don't teach critical thinking and they push propaganda onto the students. I agree ...

But Frank, who pays the costs and who gets the benefits? Are they the same people?

If that ever happens then it would be long after I am dead. So I don't worry too much about it. But I am optimistic that technology and/or AI will sav...

Any global solution to climate change requires international cooperation and funding. So the proposed solution is doomed from the start. Seeding cloud...

That's okay. I hope that you enjoy your clean air while you are suffering from catastrophic global warming.

Reducing pollution accelerates global warming. How do we solve this catch-22? This article was published on 02 November 2023 https://www.euronews.com/...

Please define what an "independent researcher" is.

Yes, we share the same reality. But any individual only experiences a "subset" of reality. It is like the parable of the blind men and an elephant. "R...

That is not what I meant. @"ssu" said that he lives in a country that has snow and cold winters. I live in a country which has moderate temperatures. ...

Your reality or my reality?? :chin:

So why are you worried about a little bit of global warming?

Anything to avoid answering the questions. It seems that climate fanatics/alarmists just live in their own little echo chamber and are too scared to f...

I am trying to have an honest discussion about climate change. I disagree with the views that a) climate change is not happening or b) if it's happeni...

No. It's just a hobby.

You say that the concerns that fund climate change scientists do it to mitigate the risks. Doesn't that put pressure on climate change scientists to f...

I am pointing out that even in a major mass extinction there are still many living things that will survive. If "they" are still not sure how life sur...

How about the scientists that work for Big Oil, Big Tobacco, Big Meat and Dairy, Big Pharma, Big Ag (Agriculture), Big Food, Big Chemical, etc. Are th...

Okay, I will reword my question to make it easier to answer. Are bacteria and archaea alive? Are the organisms that are found around hydrothermal vent...

You are correct that funding is necessary for most things. But the important question is whether the results of the funding are worth (or likely to be...

What are the chances of this happening? Are you talking about EV's, and the critical component is the lithium-ion battery?... :grin: Which mass extinc...

I saw this comment in the comments section of a YouTube video. 97% of climate scientists agree that they don't want to be defunded. The science is set...

https://youtu.be/-4IWcApbhhU I watched this video and I couldn't stop laughing when I saw how incredibly unscientific Paul Beckwith is. Here is the "A...

This shows that the only way that climate fanatics and alarmists can respond to scientific facts is to start talking about irrelevant non-scientific t...

You are obviously an expert at avoiding the facts that don't match your biases. This is a form of confirmation bias. I accept that climate change is h...