Originally Posted by Kasserine06

Finally, some sensibility in the climate debate. You are asking the right questions, but I have more for you. If global warming is real, but within normal historic ranges, are we doing anything to speed it up? If it is within historic temperature ranges, does that mean that it is ok? There have been plenty of ice ages in the past, but that doesn’t mean it is a good thing for us if it happens again. If the climate is headed in a direction that will severely impact life on this planet, does it matter if we are a major cause of the change or only a minor? In that case let’s spend or resources on determining if we can stop it rather than determine what caused it.

I see it like an approaching asteroid. Determine if it will hit us, determine how it will affect life, determine where it came from (time permitting), and then determine if we can do anything to stop it.