Are you kidding? Do you logically believe for a moment that those emissions are not harmful? It doesn't need to be proven conclusively my dear friend, it just needs to be an plausible possibility for us to take it seriously and work on reducing our emissions.
The possibility that these emissions are causing at least partially the damage to the ice caps, etc. Is enough to warrant caution and action. Do you agree with that?
No, I do not. Not to mention that the only credible action would have to be on a scale that would cause all kinds of problems and unintended consequences.
My job as a human being isn't to find out which is right, its to look at the worst case scenario and say, if that has the possibility of being correct, then what do I need to do, to be part of the solution and not part of the problem.
But how possible would it have to be? One percent? Twenty percent? Fifty percent?
It's that simple really, at least IMO.
If it only it was that simple Sweetie.
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If you want to reduce your carbon emissions, go ahead! I am not stopping you! You have every right to live as you want! However, don't force me or others like me to do the same when we do not find the possibility "plausible".
I am not into forcing anyone into anything. I never suggested that in any shape or form.
No, I do not. Not to mention that the only credible action would have to be on a scale that would cause all kinds of problems and unintended consequences.
You are free to do nothing, that's your choice. What possible unintended negative consequences could result from people choosing to be pro-active about global warming? Do clarify please.
But how possible would it have to be? One percent? Twenty percent? Fifty percent?
For me personally, if the result of that possibility was dire in nature (i.e. severe weather changes), percentages don't apply. It's better to error on the side of caution than to error on the side of ignorance, IMO.
If it only it was that simple Sweetie.
Sweetie?? Oh boy, I'm going to let that pass, just this once Obi Wan. LOL
And it is that simple, in life you have two choices, do nothing or do something. Regardless of the situation at hand, those are your options. You are free to choose as is anyone, which you will do based on your stance in said situation. If more people acted in a positive manner instead of debating whether or not to act, the world would be in much better shape than it is, on a plethora of levels.
While the "intellectual giants" sit on their arses and debate the fate the world, some of us mere mortals choose to act toward positive change that can only increase the possibility of a better world down the road. Call that naive, call that being "fear mongered", whatever you will, but one thing you cannot call it is being paralyzed into inaction and thus contributing nothing towards a brighter future.
