Clinton: Climate change is the world's biggest worry

[Bustem' Down]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

That's because they made it up on the fly. Once they've had time to really think about it, we'll get a better hysteria scenario.

No, it's an acutal scientific theory, not made up. But will it happen in the near future? I don't really think so.

[2ndAmendment (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Bustem' Down

No, it's an acutal scientific theory, not made up. But will it happen in the near future? I don't really think so.

Do you read what you post?

It is "theory", therefore it is made up. It may be through some logical deduction or extrapolation, but it is not fact.

[Bustem' Down]

Originally Posted by 2ndAmendment

Do you read what you post?

It is "theory", therefore it is made up. It may be through some logical deduction or extrapolation, but it is not fact.

Based on that, everything is a theory. There was already a conversation in another thread about fact and theory and that theory is sometimes better than fact because it's always being tested where as a fact is just assumed always true. Never the less, my meaning was that is was not something that the Democrats and hippies just pulled out of thier pocket, but and actual scientific theory that's been around for a while and is actively being studied.

[2ndAmendment (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Bustem' Down

Based on that, everything is a theory. There was already a conversation in another thread about fact and theory and that theory is sometimes better than fact because it's always being tested where as a fact is just assumed always true. Never the less, my meaning was that is was not something that the Democrats and hippies just pulled out of thier pocket, but and actual scientific theory that's been around for a while and is actively being studied.

No. Everything is not theory. There are facts, laws, theories, postulates, proofs, and corollaries.

[vraiblonde]

Originally Posted by Bustem' Down

There was already a conversation in another thread about fact and theory and that theory is sometimes better than fact because it's always being tested where as a fact is just assumed always true.

Theories are never better than facts. Theories change with new information - facts are constant. I just colored my hair - that is a fact. I did it to hide the grey - that is a theory. The fact that I colored my hair will never change. Why I did it is open to conjecture.

The fact is that the jury is out on global warming. Some scientists say that the earth is warming, some say it's merely going through normal temperature fluctuations. Of the scientists that say the earth is indeed warming, some blame man and our modern lifestyles - others say it's a natural occurrence and has nothing to do with us.

So, yes, global warming is a theory that is being actively studied. But it is by no means a fact and it certainly isn't the world's greatest problem.

Ebola virus was theoretically supposed to spread world-wide and kill us all 10 years ago. I don't know about you, but I'm still alive. So much for "theories".

[Bustem' Down]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

Theories are never better than facts. Theories change with new information - facts are constant. I just colored my hair - that is a fact. I did it to hide the grey - that is a theory. The fact that I colored my hair will never change. Why I did it is open to conjecture.

The fact is that the jury is out on global warming. Some scientists say that the earth is warming, some say it's merely going through normal temperature fluctuations. Of the scientists that say the earth is indeed warming, some blame man and our modern lifestyles - others say it's a natural occurrence and has nothing to do with us.

So, yes, global warming is a theory that is being actively studied. But it is by no means a fact and it certainly isn't the world's greatest problem.

Ebola virus was theoretically supposed to spread world-wide and kill us all 10 years ago. I don't know about you, but I'm still alive. So much for "theories".

Relativity is a theory, but it created the A-bomb. I never said that it was true, I was merely stating that it was not something created by Democrats and hippies for thier own agendas.

[vraiblonde]

Originally Posted by Bustem' Down

I was merely stating that it was not something created by Democrats and hippies for thier own agendas.

It wasn't created by Democrats and hippies, but Democrats and hippies are definitely trying to make legislation based on this theory. And that infinitely worse than a bunch of scientists hypothesizing and theorizing.

[SamSpade]

Originally Posted by 2ndAmendment

No. Everything is not theory. There are facts, laws, theories, postulates, proofs, and corollaries.

Really? Is gravity a theory, or a fact?

[Kerad]

I still believe the world is flat.

Any "proof" to the contrary has obviously been fabricated to help the terrorists.

Damn the liberals and their "science"...

The science behind the currents is solid. The Gulf Stream is an example. It moves warm water from the tropics to the northern Atlantic, which has a great influence on the weather. This why in the winter it's often colder in MD than it is in Iceland. But if the gulf stream were disrupted the north would lose that moderating temperature boost and the place would ice over. On the other side, cold water sinks to the bottom and gets caught in a different current that moves it to the tropics where it gets warmed, rises, and the cycle continues.