gowlerk

There is no evidence of god. None. There is only faith, and faith (in the context of religion) is a choice to forego evidence.

Actually 3 days old. No one died. https://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/crime/man-arrested-after-unintentionally-shooting-wife-in-muncie

Lying to the bank on a loan application to fool them is generally considered fraud. Maybe not if you can afford to buy your own Attorney General though.

More about that here. But it seems you need to be an "insider" to really understand. https://x22report.com/

CO2 has been one of the primary drivers of our climate since the Earth was formed basically. Plants evolving was a key event in reducing it and adding O2 making other life possible. Without CO2 in the atmosphere our planet would be much cooler on it's surface. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41671770 I see now that your question, which I mistook as honest curiosity on your part is actually from one of the current claims made by the denier community. I should have known better. But here is a more direct answer to those misleading lies. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/imageo/2018/03/12/what-science-says-about-role-of-co2-in-climate-change/#.XMw1QKR7mUk

I suppose that is an attempt at humour?

Bob Dylan, With God on our side - lyrics http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/god-our-side/

Well then, maybe "Team America" could behave as though it is part of the rest of the planet. I know, globalism is another one of the evil things you hate. But the fact is that the good 'ol USA is located on planet Earth. No nation is going to stop emitting CO2. All nations are going to try to reduce the rate emissions are growing. Throwing your hands in the air and saying you can do nothing because you are too small is fucking ridiculous.

Yeah, context is everything.

This fear of an all powerful and united "left" is absurd. The left has no such mindset. There are just a few people trying to push new ideas. Saying the left is of a mind is like saying the right are all studying Mein Kampf .

But why would you chose "refuses" when in reality it should be "has no reason to"? To a believer an atheist denies god. But really an atheist denies nothing because there is nothing but a mystery. No one can deny the mystery, except those who choose to believe in a god myth of one kind or another. Atheists are the true believers. They don't follow lies.

Well, shit happens I guess.... https://www.rlsmedia.com/article/cop-accidentally-shoots-himself-parsippany-firing-range

You saw it from the position of someone who would be a loser and not a gainer. I can't blame you for not liking that. Healthcare reform in the US is up against very powerful entrenched interests.

Even Barron? Your fantasies are turning very dark as you age.

You are a victim of the half way compromise that is the ACA. Single payer baby, that's where it's at

No, I'm not afraid of them. ( despite the quotation system here, this is a quote from you, not me) I'm not sure which particular practices you were referring to. I am not religious in any way. But I know it is as wrong for me to tell others not to believe as it is for them to tell me what to believe.

No, I disagree because I think it’s dangerous to advocate against religion that strongly.

Hmmmm, lust envy and greed are responsible for most murders. Even without religion another form of tribalism would drive us to kill each other. Religion is just an excuse.

Clearly The Church has become far too liberal. What it needs is a good old fashioned Inquisition to expose the heretic at the top.

I on the other hand have moved more of my tiny savings into the US. Despite the brief Trump era my feeling is that the US economy is more stable than any other. Unless you count third world nations that are stable in their poverty. With the emergence of the strong US oil sector it is hard to see the US dollar retreating anytime soon. The party will be on until the fracking boom runs out.

Yes, of course. They have simply slipped under the radar because no one was watching them. Try again.

Well, no. Not if you are weighing things that is.

It is demonstrated that there is a direct cause and effect linkage between CO2 levels in the atmosphere and temperatures on Earth. Your arguments against that basic fact are inadequate.

Largely all true. To me personally the exact consequences are unknown. What I do believe, personally, is that the people saying there is a potential "tipping point" are probably correct. But no one knows for certain where it is or even what it will bring. The objective facts I see are higher CO2 levels, measurably higher sea levels, and measurably high ocean temperatures. The average air temp, which keeps getting thrown around here, matters very little compared to ocean temps. The oceans drive the climate. The main point is that we are changing the climate by our actions with unknown results. It would be wise (collective societal long term wisdom is not demonstrated to be a human trait) to avoid having to find out what the results may be. We are coming into a time when technology may enable us to avoid finding out. We should do so. If we continue to burn hydrocarbons at an increasing rate like we have been it is clear that will have a much larger effect. There will be winners and losers as we adapt. But, in the end we are land creatures. Clearly there will be less land. How productive the average acre of land will be is not known. None of this is alarmist. It is very conservative. But not in the context of the US Republican party. Which is no longer conservative, it is nationalistic and reactionary. And alarmist.

Easy now, or start a new thread.