Comments on: The Global Warming Silver Bullet Argument http://www.supersatellite.com/2008/05/11/the-global-warming-silver-bullet-argument/ Blogging in a new web Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:44:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Michael Fienen http://www.supersatellite.com/2008/05/11/the-global-warming-silver-bullet-argument/#comment-578 Michael Fienen Mon, 12 May 2008 01:23:13 +0000 http://www.supersatellite.com/?p=285#comment-578 Unfortunately, you seem to have missed the point entirely. The claim is that one cannot be certain whether or not climate change is occurring, be it warming or cooling. The conclusion is that the only action that one can justifiably make is to behave in environmentally responsible manners. You are not wrong about light pollution, which is a great case in point. Perhaps one could assume that at night, there is NO pollution right now in the city. Does that justify producing as much as we can in hopes of bringing up that level? Of course not. In fact, it's all the more reason to do better, to preserve that quality. Unfortunately, you seem to have missed the point entirely. The claim is that one cannot be certain whether or not climate change is occurring, be it warming or cooling. The conclusion is that the only action that one can justifiably make is to behave in environmentally responsible manners.

You are not wrong about light pollution, which is a great case in point. Perhaps one could assume that at night, there is NO pollution right now in the city. Does that justify producing as much as we can in hopes of bringing up that level? Of course not. In fact, it’s all the more reason to do better, to preserve that quality.

]]> By: Mick http://www.supersatellite.com/2008/05/11/the-global-warming-silver-bullet-argument/#comment-576 Mick Sun, 11 May 2008 20:29:01 +0000 http://www.supersatellite.com/?p=285#comment-576 What you see when you look at a city sky you see light pollution. That has nothing to do with the greenhouse effect or its balance with other variance. Your argument is furthermore circular. You claim that the earth cannot take these actions and conclude the earth cannot take these actions. What you see when you look at a city sky you see light pollution. That has nothing to do with the greenhouse effect or its balance with other variance.

Your argument is furthermore circular. You claim that the earth cannot take these actions and conclude the earth cannot take these actions.

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