Opinion on Global Warming

[margypops]

I have been wondering what is really happening to our climate we hear all this information from Gore and many TV programmes about the fact we (Humans) are to blame for the Gobal warming, yet there are many nay sayers, I believed it after seeing Gores film, but now I am not so sure, what are your views on it .

[ILADVOCATE]

Its a shame its a political issue to begin with. On either side. I do vote democratic but Al Gore gets on my nerves. He seems more out to promote himself (claiming to have invented the internet, etc.). There is some cogent proof but climate change has turned from a scientific issue under investigation into a slogan:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/science/earth/24deny.html

[margypops]

I have this afternoon been listening to a programme about Global Warming Lord Monkton a UK Scientist along with other scientists have said in the UK on the BBC that there is no truth in the story of Global warming he said in fact we are cooling down . I have googled it and I do see a lot of scientists from Japan and round the World disput it,not that we are causing it but that it actually doesnt exist and the waters are not rising at the level Gore said.The Polar bears are not suffering as had been said in fact they do not live on ice they are land Mammals they go on ice for food, seals and fish.Google Global Warming,True/False its interesting.

[ILADVOCATE]

Well that is complex. But if people have done things that are destructive to each other the best way to solve the solution would be to do something constructive to undo it. There could be multiple causes for climate change, pollution among them. I can't comment on particular belief systems but I do agree that when people are destructive and/or selfish that kind of behavior usually reflects back on them. But in a pragmatic sense when I was growing up there was a debate over the cause of the increasing hole in the ozone layer at the poles. People debated whether the cause was flurocarbons or not but once legislation was passed to eliminate those the problem began to lessen so it turned out to be true. We could not within realistic expenses, especially in a reccession, change over immediately to alternative fuels. But that would be a reasonable goal to work on once they have been turned into something practical and affordable. I'd like to see a world without any dependence on foreign oil or on any country who has a despotic regime of any kind. We would still need to defend our country but economically we would not have to negotiate with them as we would not be dependent on them. I think that is a worthwhile goal regardless of whether it ultimately reduces climate change although it may. But electric cars would reduce known sources of pollution. Its a matter of making them economically feasible. As for any overall plans the more people work with each other in a constructive manner I would think be known as well as to what you discuss.

[teko]

Nope, I am not blaming God. However maybe he is fed up with us? He warned us of these events that we speak of.  All I can say is, dont take my word for anything. Read the book and draw your own opinions.  I do not see this country going backward 50 or 100 years. I think the reason all this is happening is not because of our pollution, although it does not help the situation at all. I would only add that I did not give my opinion to upset anyone, just simply to share my own view, as all have. :(

[Melissa0116]

PlateletGal,

See, people are responsible for what happens in this world and what happen to it.

That is what I had said.  I do not blame God for our sins.  We created them all by ourselves.  We created the sins and god created us.  So, sorry if you did not understand what I was saying.  Sometimes, my thoughts may not come out in my writing the right way.  

[PlateletGal]

I don't leave everything up to God. I take responsibility for my own actions and don't put the blame on Him. I see it this way: God created us and gave us the best gift of all.... FREE WILL. He can't be blamed for everything that is happening. This is our planet and since we've been polluting His creation, we are to blame.