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:up: I would hope so.
August 10, 2023 at 12:48
Just a little review of this latest round of climate denial from the person who’s only recently joined the forum and is singularly interested in sprea...
August 10, 2023 at 03:16
I’m not going to simply refute stupid claim after stupid claim. You’re changing the subject — again. If you want to continue, respond to what’s been s...
August 10, 2023 at 02:31
:yawn:
August 10, 2023 at 01:55
Yes. But on the other hand, he’s such a deeply pathological liar that he may have convinced himself somewhere along the way that what he was saying wa...
August 10, 2023 at 01:53
Yes indeed. But, again, pretty standard (ie, average) for a climate denier. I posted about this a while back under “selective skepticism.” It’s motiva...
August 09, 2023 at 14:59
Creationists say the same thing about evolution— especially when it’s shown that scientists were off about some hypothesis— like ideas about what kill...
August 09, 2023 at 14:14
It’s worth pointing out that @"ChatteringMonkey" provided substantive responses to @"Agree to Disagree", all of which was ignored in favor of other po...
August 09, 2023 at 14:01
Heat. Yep: https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Which-Kills-More-People-Extreme-Heat-or-Extreme-Cold It goes on from there. But it does involve reading, ...
August 09, 2023 at 13:54
Ohio Voters Reject Constitutional Change Intended to Thwart Abortion Amendment Republicans sure know how to grind onwards despite all logic and eviden...
August 09, 2023 at 03:15
Since this thread has devolved into stupidity, let me try to bring it back to reality: — from the “alarmists” and “scaremongers” of NASA, who definite...
August 09, 2023 at 00:15
And the climate denial just keeps on coming. Let’s hope.
August 09, 2023 at 00:05
Paul Krugman (I gifted a free article.)
August 08, 2023 at 21:10
Like with most climate deniers, this will slowly become more apparent. But I appreciate you taking over the annoying job of explaining things. I think...
August 08, 2023 at 13:42
Lest we get too caught up in the complete nonsense being spewed by climate deniers on this page, I want to remind everyone of the facts (mentioned bef...
August 08, 2023 at 13:34
“Alarmists.” :lol:
August 08, 2023 at 13:25
I’m glad to see the fully-fledged denier in you coming out. My senses still serve me well I see. Even after all the politician-like statements about h...
August 08, 2023 at 13:23
Wow. Yeah, you’re right— I guess you’re really on to something! Keep up the great work.
August 08, 2023 at 13:17
- global average temperature has increased rapidly - global CO2 emissions has increased rapidly since the Industrial Revolution As CO2 increases, temp...
August 08, 2023 at 02:38
They’re all based on averages. Even anomalies, which you seem to barely understand, are based on averages. You cited an average yourself — for the mon...
August 08, 2023 at 02:34
You’re more restrained than I am. This is a particularly important issue for me — which also makes it difficult to discuss with people who so arrogant...
August 08, 2023 at 00:49
Yet, a few sentences later: Care to give any examples whatsoever? Anyway, this is yet another denialist claim— i.e., the climate scientists aren’t bei...
August 08, 2023 at 00:41
So you’ve gathered data and put it into a graph — which thousands of climate scientists have also done — and then conclude with, once again, talking a...
August 07, 2023 at 12:17
Yeah man, I was just satirizing.
August 07, 2023 at 01:26
Right, you’re here to say “it can’t happen.” Just like those who said we’d never solve the ozone hole problem. Just a wave of the hand. Don’t have to ...
August 06, 2023 at 23:45
No one can incite a riot. It’s just words. How can words be crimes?
August 06, 2023 at 15:02
So the Russians won’t cooperate because it’s cold in Russia. Which is like arguing that the Cook Island don’t care about nuclear proliferation, since ...
August 06, 2023 at 03:49
No, it's you. I gave you a long, detailed post explaining what climate change is. You respond with irrelevancies like "It's cold in Moscow." If that's...
August 05, 2023 at 22:04
We can be unsure about what’s true and not true, yes? It doesn’t mean there’s no such thing as truth.
August 05, 2023 at 16:42
Well, we can start with the fact that there’s no credible evidence whatsoever for their claims or their beliefs. There’s very little evidence that man...
August 05, 2023 at 16:39
Exactly, which is why there’s so much woo-woo that uses quantum mechanics as an example to justify it. Another one: “energy.” More New Age-y stuff. Th...
August 05, 2023 at 16:03
Yes it is what helps it remain a discipline — a specific profession and subject of study in schools, and so on. So be it. It’s a convenience. But was ...
August 05, 2023 at 15:58
I don’t think sweeping, abstract claims can be made. You have to look at specific, real world examples. So, are horoscopes pseudoscience? Yes. Is chir...
August 05, 2023 at 15:46
So much for a good faith discussion about climate change. As with most climate deniers, the conversation has to devolve into nonsense. It is settled. ...
August 05, 2023 at 15:40
Right…that’s where this is going: it’s something other than CO2. But they can’t say it outright.
August 05, 2023 at 14:01
I pointed it out as a historical fact, which anyone can reproduce. You can do it yourself. You can control for anything you want — put more or less wa...
August 05, 2023 at 13:53
I should give that a read — sounds interesting. I agree with you. But I think a similar attitude can exist in philosophy, and that what we call scienc...
August 05, 2023 at 13:28
Anyone with an 6th grade understanding of climate change does, yes. True, the fossil fuel industry and their propaganda cronies probably don’t— but I’...
August 05, 2023 at 13:09
You can look up the details if you want to. But what is your point? Are you seriously doubting whether CO2 is a greenhouse gas? Are you seriously sugg...
August 05, 2023 at 13:02
Depends on what you mean by philosophy, of course. Is asking universal questions irrelevant, for example? I don’t think so. I think we need it more th...
August 05, 2023 at 04:20
Okay— so here’s a primer on climate change. Since you claim to want a discussion, and aren’t here to troll, lets begin. Let me know where you get conf...
August 05, 2023 at 04:02
No, there is. They fall right in the meaty part of the curve of climate denial. Fairly boring, actually. No, it’s a very real problem. Your characteri...
August 05, 2023 at 03:55
And this article was published days before the election. I guess they’re psychics. Only explanation. Definitely not because any thinking person could ...
August 04, 2023 at 19:29
Which is so obvious even a Trump supporter will deny it.
August 04, 2023 at 15:49
Another climate denial retort. What a shocker. So I’m seeing now that you’re just a fairly average climate denier coming here to spread old, tired can...
August 04, 2023 at 14:18
Just saw this. Accurate.
August 04, 2023 at 02:01
Comedy gold.
August 03, 2023 at 23:49
Imagine a candidate losing an election, and claiming the loss was because of millions of votes from the Moon People. Then everyone has to dissect whet...
August 03, 2023 at 16:17
I didn’t fail the test mom — the teacher is out to get me. Trump supporter defense. Airtight.
August 03, 2023 at 05:09
And dozens of court cases, where the lawyers were laughed out of court. Also, look no further than Arizona -- where the Arizona senate-commissioned "C...
August 03, 2023 at 01:57