/sci/ - Science & Math

I dont know if I am a libertarian.

Im a bit of a sketpic, but this is what I think we clearly know:

There is more methane and CO2 in the atmosphere than there was 200 years ago. The consequences of that are unknown. Regardless of whether or not global warming exists, pollution is still bad and we should do something about it.

Dont mind me

Im a bit of a skeptic. Mostly because I think on this issue most scientific faggots are being close minded fear mongers about this issue. Its not that I think global warming is impossible, its just I dont think I personally can know until all this scientific circle jerking calms down and I can see the facts for what they are.

Here is what we do know:

1. There is more carbon dioxide, particulate matter, and methane in our atmosphere in the past. We know this by ice cores that contain gases in them, and analyzing that data. And we know from things like, opening up 300 year old bottles of wine and analyzing the air inside of it. It shows a definite increase in carbon and methane in recent history.

What I think the largest target for skepticism is whether or not the earth has truly been heating up. It seems like that would be difficult to measure. I am a gardener, I know that the temperature can vary greatly between the ground, 3 feet from the ground, 3 feet away from a wall. There are lots of variables that can easily change the data by a few degrees such as.

1. Moving the temperature device
2. Measuring the temperature at inconsistant times of day
3. Ubranization increasing the temperature in a local area.
4. a change in the equipment (crappy mercury thermometers being replaced by something more modern.

I am skeptical of a lot of this. I am also skeptical just because its such a damn sensitive issue. I dont trust any central authority, scientific or otherwise, when the stakes are so high

The truth is somewhere in between. CO2 is a greenhouse so it does cause global warming, it's just not responsible for all the increase in temperature.

The truth is somewhere in between. CO2 is a greenhouse so it does cause global warming, it's just responsible for all increase in temperature.

Because you think healthy skepticism is wrong when it challenges closely-held mainstream beliefs?

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And I suppose the orbit of Uranus was irregular because god willed it, not because they had not discovered Neptune yet.

Just because a theory fits doesn't necessarily mean it's true. Correlation does not imply causation.