tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post4953961872380098818..comments2024-02-17T07:59:18.705-08:00Comments on Grad Student Madness: The Global Warming DebateRufushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-58882274839750896212007-04-15T14:22:00.000-07:002007-04-15T14:22:00.000-07:00Ah, but why do I suspect that Mr. Burns's escape p...Ah, but why do I suspect that Mr. Burns's escape pod wasn't too far from the truth?Rufushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-65137568301943975182007-04-15T13:39:00.000-07:002007-04-15T13:39:00.000-07:00Sure, but that's my point. The beauty of it is tha...Sure, but that's my point. The beauty of it is that whatever happens, we get what we deserve.Greg von Winckelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00187475294800057360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-54271931790299113872007-04-15T12:35:00.000-07:002007-04-15T12:35:00.000-07:00Also, maybe I'm strange, but this sort of seems li...Also, maybe I'm strange, but this sort of seems like a fun problem to brainstorm sollutions to. I agree that the planet will long outlast us, but it seems more enjoyable to think of adaptations to the environment.Rufushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-18822218638931960152007-04-15T11:59:00.000-07:002007-04-15T11:59:00.000-07:00So we ride it out then? To be honest, one of the r...So we ride it out then? To be honest, one of the reasons I'm thinking about it today is that I need a break from 19th century French travel accounts. I do wonder if human beings are really stupid enough to undertake such a slow-motion extinction without figuring it out beforehand.Rufushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-4239777597605093542007-04-15T10:10:00.000-07:002007-04-15T10:10:00.000-07:00It is a known fact that weather pattens and the av...It is a known fact that weather pattens and the average global temperature has fluctuated over time and has at points been significantly different than it is presently. My thoughts on the global warming issue is the following is not whether its happening and if we are causing it, but rather does it matter? I view it as a self-correcting problem and if the earth needs to obliterate humanity to restore equilibrium, I have no fundamental problem with that. Also, any species that extinguishes itself deserves it. <BR/>Alternately, thing will change dramatically enough that people will want to do something about it. .. build rafts or something. Things change. That is natural law.Greg von Winckelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00187475294800057360noreply@blogger.com