Recently, I have gained a tremendous amount of respect for Michael J. Fox. I had always admired him as an actor, but only now do I fully appreciate him as an actual human being
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Actually, most scientists don't attribute hurricane Katrina to global warming. I'm sure it has something to do with it, but statistically, the frequency of hurricanes is actually less than it has been in the past. The Earth's temperature really hasn't changed all that much within the last 10 centuries. We're also in between ice ages, which means all ice caps are going to be melting until the cycle begins again. It would also take thousands of years before we'd notice any of these effects. Hurricanes are actually neccessary because they end up cooling the earth's surface by evaporating warm water and redistributing it.....it's just sad the desctruction they cause, and the lack of government intervention to help these people effected by them. At the same time, its important to realize the possibility of such occurances when you live in an area BELOW sea level. Same goes for people living in California when it comes to Earth quakes.
About 15% of the scientific community believes global warming to be an impending issue. Al Gore sampled this portion of the community to write his book and make his movie, and failed to reveal evidence gathered by that other 85%. That's irresponsible journalism and using a very popular medium to pretty much lie to America about what is going on around them. But I give him credit because he openly admitted to these exagerations prior to the film's release. At the same time, I'm happy because it demonstrates the remarkable power of motion pictures :) Michael Moore uses the same approach. These movies are popular amongst young people because they're a lot more entertaining than say a National Geographic, but at the same time, they're quite one-sided and wayyyyyyy over-exaggerated. It all has to do with politics (the root of all evil, which is why I think it was used BRILLIANTLY in THE OMEN) which saddens me. Again, I admire people who show genuine support for a cause and not just hop on the bandwaggon to reinforce their stature in a political group. I just wish more people would go through the trouble of checking facts first before making silly claims. I'm guilty of this as well.
Sure, global warming is definately an issue, but not one i'm going to loose any sleep over considering the most minimal effects won't be noticed until centuries from now. I think as we strive to find alternative fuels the problem will eventually become irraticated.
im not gonna lie i did see al gores film and it does make u think that global warming is real. the thing is that i felt the same way going into the film as when i came out. i already believed that global warming was real and the statistics he showed and the evidence he gave was all stuff that i had already learned in classes that i had taken. theres several different sources of evidence that have made me believe that we should be worried about global warming. and honestly i think its stupid for someone to base thier opinion about an important issue on a film like an inconvenient truth or any of the micheal moore films.
Global warming is definately real, but when 80% of the scientific community doesn't feel its a threat, I'm not gonna waste my time worrying about it. It shows me how much of a political agenda many teachers have when they deliberately conceal information that doesn't support their cause. That's unfair and extremely counter-productive to a student's learning and ability to research things on their own. Now I'm not saying that you are like this, but unfortunately many people pounce on the issue because they feel its neccessary to reinforce their Liberal view point, and by making it seem as if Global Warming is indeed, a dangerous threat, more people will join the bandwagon, and they can count more tallys for the left. It's all about political power and power maintainence, and sadly, people are pawns in the game, ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE. Truth be told, as of now, it is scientifically proven (AND PROVEN BY THE MAJORITY OF SCIENTISTS) that global warming isn't hurting people or animals, and doesn't have the potential to do so for many thousands of years, nor is it directly responsible or even significantly indirectly responsible for causing tsunamis or hurricanes. Contrary to popular believe, that IS the truth. Its just another example of a party taking advantage of a current event to promote a cause. Some loopy conservatives believe these natural disasters are God's way of punishing us for Gay Marriage. If one actually does a little research on their own, they find that this kind of stuff's been going on for millions of years, and has even been a lot worse, which is exactly what the majority of the unbiosed scientific community will tell you.
I'm not trying to single you out. It just upsets me when people follow things blindly, or simply go by what someone in authority says without examining other viewpoints. If you TRUELY care about global warming, I would urge you to go to the library and do some serious research on it, and see what the general consensus is.
it's funny, cause people will have the time to join facebook groups and proudly "support" issues, but when it comes to actually thinking logically about stuff, suddenly it becomes too much of a time burden. It's also very much an issue of self-regulating information. Often times people claim to be very passionate about a subject, but their lack of scope regarding it proves otherwise. I'm not trying to say your stupid, but if you really do care as much about this as you claim to, you deserve to know the truth. It's fun learning about things. There have been so many things that I myself have found to be false simply by going out and getting the real facts. I'm placing heavy emphasis on politics here because I really do think they are tearing the country apart-it is no longer about issues, its about joining teams, and that is the complete antithesis of Democracy. And the truth gets wound up and twisted by both sides, and its a bitch.
You're very bright, and I'm sure this stuff interests the psychologist in you, because it is all very much how people work mentally. Don't be fooled though by certain things because you believe you HAVE to obey your party, and I know your bright enough to not just go along with everyone else your age. Obviously this speaks to you for reasons other than Politics, and I know that, and that's what's most important. Don't feel your betraying your party or more importantly your own heart either by learning actual facts shared by the majority of experts. That's just being a well-informed person.
About 15% of the scientific community believes global warming to be an impending issue. Al Gore sampled this portion of the community to write his book and make his movie, and failed to reveal evidence gathered by that other 85%. That's irresponsible journalism and using a very popular medium to pretty much lie to America about what is going on around them. But I give him credit because he openly admitted to these exagerations prior to the film's release. At the same time, I'm happy because it demonstrates the remarkable power of motion pictures :) Michael Moore uses the same approach. These movies are popular amongst young people because they're a lot more entertaining than say a National Geographic, but at the same time, they're quite one-sided and wayyyyyyy over-exaggerated. It all has to do with politics (the root of all evil, which is why I think it was used BRILLIANTLY in THE OMEN) which saddens me. Again, I admire people who show genuine support for a cause and not just hop on the bandwaggon to reinforce their stature in a political group. I just wish more people would go through the trouble of checking facts first before making silly claims. I'm guilty of this as well.
Sure, global warming is definately an issue, but not one i'm going to loose any sleep over considering the most minimal effects won't be noticed until centuries from now. I think as we strive to find alternative fuels the problem will eventually become irraticated.
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I'm not trying to single you out. It just upsets me when people follow things blindly, or simply go by what someone in authority says without examining other viewpoints. If you TRUELY care about global warming, I would urge you to go to the library and do some serious research on it, and see what the general consensus is.
it's funny, cause people will have the time to join facebook groups and proudly "support" issues, but when it comes to actually thinking logically about stuff, suddenly it becomes too much of a time burden. It's also very much an issue of self-regulating information. Often times people claim to be very passionate about a subject, but their lack of scope regarding it proves otherwise. I'm not trying to say your stupid, but if you really do care as much about this as you claim to, you deserve to know the truth. It's fun learning about things. There have been so many things that I myself have found to be false simply by going out and getting the real facts. I'm placing heavy emphasis on politics here because I really do think they are tearing the country apart-it is no longer about issues, its about joining teams, and that is the complete antithesis of Democracy. And the truth gets wound up and twisted by both sides, and its a bitch.
You're very bright, and I'm sure this stuff interests the psychologist in you, because it is all very much how people work mentally. Don't be fooled though by certain things because you believe you HAVE to obey your party, and I know your bright enough to not just go along with everyone else your age. Obviously this speaks to you for reasons other than Politics, and I know that, and that's what's most important. Don't feel your betraying your party or more importantly your own heart either by learning actual facts shared by the majority of experts. That's just being a well-informed person.
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