Oh, don't get me wrong, nix. I care for the future. But unlike certain people out there I'm willing to do my own research rather than simply believing what the media and politicians spoon feed me.
You see, there is a wealth of information out there regarding climate change. And I have yet to find any evidence in favour of "global warming" which has not been discredited by compelling evidence to the contrary.
I realise now that your beliefs stem as much from your enjoyment of putting words into the mouths of others and wishing you held dominion over their lives as much as it does from your political ideology. Good luck with that. It's an impressive ego.
I would be more than willing to debate with you on the issue, except that you have displayed nothing but a closed mind. And the whole point of debate is to learn.
Thing is, you choose to misunderstand and misinterpret what I say simply because it serves your needs. And that interpretation, I've noticed, does indeed fluctuate quite significantly.
Just for you, Nix, I will repeat myself.
Yes, climate change is happening. But that's the nature of the world. The climate has never over the course of nearly five billion years remained a static entity. The fact remains that the earth is still in the process of exiting an ice age. The fact remains that global temperature trends closely follow solar output more than greenhouse gas emissions from humanity. The fact remains that nature places far more greenouse gasses into the environment than humanity.
The list does go on, but I'm trying to keep this simple.
But the most damning fact of all is that the biggest threat to humanity is ignorance, and the biggest threat to our way of life is the willingness of some people to surrender their right to make decisions so willingly to the viewpoint that is most convenient for the current governing body.
If your nieces and nephews do face danger in the future, it's because rash, uneducated people are trying to drastically influence a system they do not fully comprehend - in this case, the ultimately self-regulating environment of the earth.
So whilst you go about damning and condemning us, running around like a headless chicken trying to change the way people think simply because it doesn't fit in with your take on the world, I'll carry on raising my family in a more rational manner.
Best of luck, Nix. You're going to need it.
But I really think this is enough.
But that's okay! SC is a diverse community!
Just stop trying to preach to us about something you know nothing about. It's intellectually offensive and inconducive to productive conversation or debate.<!-/Quote-!>