The Blog with No Title

I tossed a Netflix into it yesterday (I often do this), and it was received today. I did not expect that since yesterday was a postal holiday, but I am guessing they did a drop somewhere that actually got picked up and sent yesterday!

I wrote the following in response to someone’s Facebook status in which they argued that Al Gore shoudl be rethinking global warming based solely on the current cold snap in the US. I thought it was as insightful as I get, so I wanted to post it here.

What I always must say on the global warming conflict is, just think and consider, what if global warming is real and human caused? What if it really could change the climate enough to make a difference for the ability of life to sustain itself on earth? What if everyone realizes this too late because they are convinced it is just a plot of the so-called liberal media?

In the face of that, are considerations like cheaper gas and a stronger economy in the short-term really important? If making this assumption is wrong, then we are out some money, sure, but if the assumption turns out to be correct, many of the beauties of Earth could be gone forever even if humans find a way to survive the climate changes.

A January cold-snap does not make for an invalidation of subtle global trends.

Full disclosure, I am not certain that global warming is real and human caused, and I agree there is a lot of global warming hype, but I do really think that assuming it is real is a responsible choice as long as their is not a scientific consensus to the contrary. Besides, most of the remedies from global warming have ‘real’ advantages such as lower pollution and less dependence on foreign oil.