[August]

Originally Posted by Tchocky

Don't compare Earth with Mars. I'm sure you're not a planetary climatologist.

Neither are you so your rejection of his belief carries about as much weight as the belief itself. At least he has a reference for the theory, your rejection does not.

That's cause for alarm in my book. (but again, I'm no scientist)

You don't have a "book". You're not a scientist remember?

And the flat earth society is still kicking.

Are you back to being a scientist already? How do you know the sun isn't heating up?

Whyever would they want to push a "radical green agenda" if not to combat climate change? Radical actually is too mild a word. Bandages, not operations.

Why does any agenda get pushed? Money and power. Al Gore using enough electricity in his mansion to power a whole neighborhood and excusing it by buying carbon credits from companies that he owns is a prime example of it. Where was Al Gores political career before becoming a global warming crusader?

Politicians and average citizens can't debate climate change, because on the whole we don't have the skills. The scientific community, the people that do have the knowledge, generally agree that climate change is a problem and that it's most likely our fault.
No-one likes this situation, because they can't see it or understand it. Hence messengers are getting shot left right and centre.

That doesn't stop you from debating it so why tell him he can't? Besides "generally" and "most likely" are qualifiers that do not indicate a consensus.

And that's your personal opinion. The professional opinions of many, many scientists stand contrary.

There are just as many that contradict them as well. Oh but that's right, everyone who doesn't jump on the 100% human caused global warming bandwagon is either stupid or in the pay of the ebil oil companies, right?