They’re Shooting Back?
There is very little for me to add to this internet article. Suffice to say, this showcases the intelligence of those arguing the charade of global warming.
It’s one thing to pontificate in front of adoring fans and acolytes about a position, but it’s entirely different when you are up against informed opponents in real time debate. Having people cheer your pronouncements does not legitimize the opinion, it only means they’re all drinking the same thing. As an example, at any bar in Florida on spring break, it’s probably not that hard to convince all the girls to flash their breasts. As numerous psychological studies have shown, the mob mentality is very strong in humans and the secret of success in most cultures is to be in front of the mob and pretend you are leading them. It’s always curious that a person like James Cameron and for that matter, Al Gore, who are wildly succesful in their own areas of work, feel so compelled to push an issue upon people as if they had divine insight. An issue such as global warming has drawn passionate debate on both sides of the discussion, but only one side demonizes and belittles opposing thought. Despite ample evidence to the contrary, warming adherents dogmatically stick to the talking points disregarding any rational evidence.
It’s pretty well accepted that in any kind of debate, if one cannot win on the facts, then the next tactic is to resort to ad hominem attacks on your opponent. In the debate on global warming, Cameron somehow declines to be on the same stage as other informed people, implying that they are beneath his ‘level of debate’. While it may be easy to sound convincing to an empty room, defending your thesis is quite another issue. Put another way, it’s easy to be a crack marksman, until others start shooting back. Our hero James is a better storyteller than scientist. He mistakenly thinks people will accept his beliefs as willingly as they accept his stories. News to James: they pay for your stories, not your beliefs.
Global warming saved the United States. Second quarter GDP was much better than expected because of global warming:
“Wall Street appears to have been caught off-guard by an upward revision to electricity and natural-gas usage figures, which led to an increase in real personal consumption to 2% from the 1.6% initially projected.
A simple explanation, offered by Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Neil Dutta: households ran their air conditioners longer because of warmer-than-average temperature. ”
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-second-quarter-growth-slows-to-16-2010-08-27