March 14, 2007
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global warming
I'm sure some have you have already seen this documentary about global warming (hint: the hype may well be based on faulty science).
But if you haven't, it's worth taking two hours to listen to and think about (especially if you can do something else during that time - dishes, laundry, whatever... multitasking to 'redeem the time...'
Here's a powerful quote from near the end:
"I think one of the most pernicious aspects of the modern envionmental movement is this romantisation of peasant life, and the idea that industrial societies are the destroyers of the world.The envionmental movement has evolved into the strongest force there is for preventing development in the developing countries.
I think it's legitimate for me to call them anti-human. Like, Ok, you don't have to think humans are better than whales, or better than owls, or whatever... if you don't want to, right.
But surely it is not a good idea to think of humans as being scum. ..That it's ok to have hundreds of millions of them go blind or die or whatever. I just can't relate to that."
Patrick Moore - cofounder of Greenpeace
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I don't buy the whole "Global Warming" theory, but I do feel that we could much better stewards of our environment. This is something the Lord has pressed on my heart lately. Which is one of the reasons we only own one car, recycle, have a small gravel yard, high efficiency washer, ect...
It's not alot, and it's certainly not as important as winning souls. But God did give us this beautiful world and we should honor his mighty power in creating it.
The only people who really dispute global warming as an actual event are those who don't understand, those with something to gain, or those who don't want to face it - surprisingly like evolution.
I don't think humans are scum, I just think we'll be toast if we mess it up. I mean, even if global warming ISN'T happening, it'd still be nice to leave a nice place for my grandkids, and reducing pollution would go a long way towards that.
Of course, whether or not we annihilate our society by bringing about another ice age (the most extreme suggestion) is ultimately irrelevant - it'd just be accepting the inevitable a little sooner than I'd like.
~Sol
good quote from greenpeace... that dichotomy is rather absurd.
Very interesting documentary. It does well in pointing out some weaknesses in the position that strong anthropogenic (human-caused) global warming is occurring and that it is something that strong action should be taken regarding as well as discussing some of the issues surrounding the hype. People often think that climate is unchanging without human influence, which is demonstrably false. I think human knowledge of the future state of the climate is much less certain than is often portrayed.
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