tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2838073223193306896.post6181925196989686111..comments2022-07-05T10:08:23.334-07:00Comments on Confessions of an Asshole Skeptic: The Randi BonerKennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2838073223193306896.post-68438139719131957592009-12-16T15:42:46.572-08:002009-12-16T15:42:46.572-08:00For the record... I do not think that global warmi...For the record... I do not think that global warming is solely caused by humans. (I also realise that brilyn was referencing foo.ca's comment.)<br />But in the interest of readability, I have personally simplified the situation in my post rather than constantly qualifying every statement.<br />Ultimately it all falls into the category of "things too complex for me to fully understand without giving up on the job I love" so I rely, as stated, on the positions of those who I have learned to collectively trust.Kennedy Goodkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2838073223193306896.post-61744160164081298482009-12-16T15:31:23.906-08:002009-12-16T15:31:23.906-08:00To argue that human carbon emmissions are "to...To argue that human carbon emmissions are "too simple" is not an argument. It's also a strawman. A lot of stuff is pushing out carbon, and they are also contributing. So's methane, and other gases. Human-produced CO2 is not the "only" thing that's causing our climate to warm, but the consensus seems to be that human-produced CO2 is the primary driving factor behind the current change and rate of change.<br /><br />If the world was overrun by elephants, there would also likely be climate change as they knock down the forests and poop everywhere. But it wouldn't be to the same rate as here (or so I speculate).<br /><br />Climate science, like quantum mechanics, has no room for gut feelings (he says after speculating wildly).<br /><br /><br />I don't know who's presenting it to you as "as being SOLELY the human-caused", but you need to tell them to shut up, and go listen to climatologists instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2838073223193306896.post-5775326850692316042009-12-16T13:11:02.320-08:002009-12-16T13:11:02.320-08:00I read Randi's post, and while I was concerned...I read Randi's post, and while I was concerned that he was starting down the road of denialism in the intro paragraphs, but the end I think he was well within his normal "I don't know, and I don't even have the expertise to know what to believe."<br /><br />I don't agree with Shermer about his free market ideas, and I don't agree with Jillette about many of his more radical libertarian beliefs. I also don't agree with Hitchens and his stance on the war, but yet, I agree with much of what they say on other topics. There is no skeptical agenda, or none that I've signed off on. <br /><br />Trouble is that too many people respond to anyone questioning AGW in any way at all as being akin to being a 9-11 Truther. This reminds me also of Jonathan's post earlier this week over at the National Post, where there was nothing good to be found in the articel by most commenters. <br /><br />I'm suspicious of any binary choice I'm shown, and AGW is one of those - too much of it is presented as being SOLELY the human-caused. The ONLY thing that's causing our climate to warm is CO2 from the burning of fossil fuels? That's too black-and-white - too simple.<br /><br />I think it's multi-faceted, and humans play a huge part in the problem, though surely it's not the black and white issue that seems to be presented so often. Rather than focus simplistically on the carbon, however, focus on the drive to consume, the drive to kill The Other, and waste resources like they're unlimited. Sadly, I don't think that North America is ready to give up the double-fisted feeding frenzy :)<br /><br />I'm in favour of the any tangible actions being taken to reduce pollution and human impact. Specifically, I'm in favour of real actions - I think the carbon credit market is a joke, allowing nations and corporations to pay away their shame, without actually DOING anything about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com