So I am no scientist. But I have seen a lot of data that says the world is getting warmer - the shrinking polar cap for example is striking.
The great bait and switch in this global power play, however, is causality. We know that Ice Ages are cyclical - they come and go, and then repeat. It only makes sense then that you are either heading for, or receding from, an Ice Age. If you are heading towards an Ice Age you would expect global cooling. If you are receding from an Ice Age, you would expect global warming. So this whole thing may be nothing more than a regular, sinewave like temperature trend.
You'll notice during global warming discussions, the science demonstrating causality doesn't get a lot of play. Endless proof that the world is getting warmer, but no proof that it is due to man made influences. That is just glossed over as a "given."
Here's the admittedly cynical view. First, remember that scientists live on grant money and federal programs, so if this thing takes hold, they do quite well. Remember, they are people too, not some impartial, wise, unselfish beings looking out for us. They need to advance their agenda as well.
Secondly, the EU in particular is looking for a lever to try to control the US. That's why they want to push the UN so hard as a world body. Global warming works perfectly as that lever.
So, I'm very cautious when it comes to global warming, because the folks pushing that agenda also seem to be unusually interested in the reduction of sovereignty of nations and the establishment of worldwide organizations to dictate new rules on a global basis.
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