According to the worst of the worst case scenarios, we're too far gone to prevent disruption of human life because of our CO2 emmisions. But I'm talking about a tipping point in the political opposition to climate science (personified by Sen James Inhofe, who the Reps made CHAIR of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and his paranoid conspiracy theories). It seems that Pat Robertson doesn't need a weatherman to see which way the mercury's going. When anti-science fundies admit we need to cut our emissions, a political tipping point has been crossed.
Certainly, he's a little late to join the consesnsus and likely is trying to position the religious right to not be too damaged politically by the consequeces of their decades of anti-science activity. His choice of the word "convert" is interesting; those of us who are evidence-based don't tie our identity so tightly around our beliefs that we have to undergo radical personal change just to believe an overwhelmingly supported scientific theory, but it's nice to have a "convert." Now, let's apply that fine American "get'r'done" attitude to achieving dramatic reductions in our emissions. Maybe it's not too late.
Ok you go first.
In the meantime...remember your 'bamb-u-lance' pity party a few threads ago?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KEmGM7Z5ec
Anglo please...
Posted by: DeaconFunk | 2006.08.18 at 07:00 PM