The debate on this BBS HAS been primarily over the cause of the rise, not the rise itself. This thread deals with current events; it's winter and it is clearly not rising now and some places are having record cold.
I don't think Laz referenced either of Eagl's links; ask him but it seems he just reiterated his predictions.
Ask any of the guys in this thread if they think Earth has NOT been going through a recent warming trend over the last few years. I think they'll say the numbers show it has. So I'd guess you are wrong about them saying global warming is silly and has not been demonstrated.
I'm CERTAIN some of them would be happy to revist the discussion over the possible cause of such warming.
[Next up is you my friend, with your insightful, adding to the debate, drive-by comments on the costs of studies done...which would lead any reasonable reader to assume your *side* in the GW debate. I believe I'm right in thinking that you feel millions have been wasted on studying the effects of GW and that you argree with the argument that scientists are in it for the money. Right? Correct me if I'm wrong.
My side in the debate? Well, if I could get mill-yuns to study it, you could certainly plan on me taking the money and, if it was enough making my study come out any way the payer wanted it to come out. Yep, I can be bought. Can you? Would you or I do a study for $50 billion and make it come out any way they wanted? Sure we would. Would we do it for $50 bucks? You'd be insulted but as they say about prostitution, we've already determined what we are, now we're just arguing price.
My opinion of the debate is the earth goes through hot and cold cycles. I suspect this trend will continue.
Paul then added:
Hardly a civil discussion from the get-go Toad. Mostly just anti-GW drive-bys.
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First of all, I didn't see any real venom in this thread. Second, allow me to point out what I actually said:
Rather than be a scold, I do the best I can to be civil myself and hope that others will do so as well.
I work on myself; if we all did that, it'd be pretty polite here, wouldn't it?
Don't want to be viewed as a drive-by? Well, that's up to you too, isn't it.
There's another old joke saying I heard when I was doing ALPA work. It referenced the view of the electorate towards the elected.
"If one guy tells you you're a horse's patoot, laugh it off.
If two guys tell you you're a horse's patoot, stop and think a bit about what you've been doing.
If three guys tell you you're a horse's patoot, start shopping for saddles!"
