Its all our (US) fault !

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

You made the claim. The burden of proof is on you....

Wrong!!! You are the one that challenged that assertion. You should be the one putting your money where your mouth is.


Why is everyone so backwards here when it comes to crap like this? Are you all just too lazy to bring something to the table? I imagine a bunch of opinionated fat people sitting around a computer challenging something without wanting to put the effort in.

-S

[SUBMAN1]

And since I'm at it, I'm deeply concerned about our president running around and telling the world that we are bad people. He is running around to Arabs and telling them that we are in the wrong and they are in the right. Now this! He is making people that hate us hate us worse for no reason!

WTH is he up to?

-S

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

Wrong!!! You are the one that challenged that assertion. You should be the one putting your money where your mouth is.


Why is everyone so backwards here when it comes to crap like this? Are you all just too lazy to bring something to the table? I imagine a bunch of opinionated fat people sitting around a computer challenging something without wanting to put the effort in.

-S

The sky is polka dotted.

By your logic, I'm right. Assertions pulled out of someone's ass aren't taken as fact.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

The sky is polka dotted.

By your logic, I'm right. Assertions pulled out of someone's ass aren't taken as fact.

Unless you can back that up, I disregard your allegations.

-S

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

Unless you can back that up, I disregard your allegations.

-S

To quote someone:

Wrong!!! You are the one that challenged that assertion. You should be the one putting your money where your mouth is.

Sooooo....Exactly. Thank you for proving my point.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

To quote someone:



Sooooo....Exactly. Thank you for proving my point.

How exactly? You have proved that you don't know what the hell you are talking about, but that's about it.

-S

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

How exactly? You have proved that you don't know what the hell you are talking about, but that's about it.

-S

Explain why not. You said the burden of proof for someone making an assetion was on someone who found fault with it. To rebut that, I made an assertion, and now you say you disregard my assertion unless I can prove it.

You can't have it both ways, my friend.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Explain why not. You said the burden of proof for someone making an assetion was on someone who found fault with it. To rebut that, I made an assertion, and now you say you disregard my assertion unless I can prove it.

You can't have it both ways, my friend.

He made a statement that sounds logical. You however provided a challenge with such a wide berth that you could fit an aircraft carrier through it. So prove it instead of beating around the bush here.

I've yet to see you do it once! You make a lot of wild claims, but once I'd like to see a source back up your claims! Just once! Two or three times would be good, but once would be fine for now.

The point being, I'm tired of your accusations while avoiding the need to provide the burden of proof. You have yet to get that mouse rolling and actually click on Google (Bing works better BTW).

Maybe it is the fact that you are funny because you challenge something without having a clue? You have absolutely no clue who has the strictest emissions! None!

Quite frankly, I'd be surprised if any country in this entire world could pass the restriction limitation on California. They constantly make jokes about Kalifornia in the newspapers about restrictions on everything from cars to lawn-mowers out there. They are trying to put catalytic converters on lawn mowers now for gods sake!

Show me a damn country that needs a damn catalytic converter for a lawn mower, and I'll back down!!! Good luck!

-S

[Letum]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

Wrong!!! You are the one that challenged that assertion. You should be the one putting your money where your mouth is.

If I make an assertion:
"There is a invisible unicorn in my garden."
And you challenge that assertion:
"Unicorns don't exist; there can not be on in your garden"
Where do you think the burden of proof is?
If it is with "the one that challenged that assertion", then good looking
finding the invisible unicorn; it is very, very small.

The burden of proof is always with the person who makes the assertion.
If someone challenges him, it is up to person who makes the assertion
to prove them wrong, not the other way around.

It is up to me to prove I have a unicorn, not up to you to prove I don't.

[Stealth Hunter]

No need to get worked up about Subman, guys. It appears that I've misjudged him in the past. He really does know nothing about intelligent debates or what makes them so. I gave him more credit than he deserves. Furthermore, why don't we all just disregard what he posts? Maybe then he'll go away lol.

As it stands, I'm still waiting for a citation, SteamWake.

[Max2147]

I actually think that mookie's claim about the polka-dotted sky is more credible than SteamWake's claim about the US having the toughest emission regulations. Now what, Subman?

Honestly, the facts matter. By their very nature, facts can't be something that you make up. Otherwise, what's the point of your fact if I can just make up another fact to counter it?

SteamWake makes up the "fact" that the US has the toughest emission regulations out there? Fine. I make up the "fact" that the US has the weakest emission regulations in the entire world, worse than China, India, Zimbabwe, and Somalia. If he doesn't have to back up his "fact" then I shouldn't have to back up mine.

[Stealth Hunter]

Well played, Max.

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Mikhayl

Don't know about legislation but:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ons_per_capita

This is the type of thing I find. No where is it called out whom has the 'tightest' regulations on emissions. Just lists on 'quantitys of emissions' most of which are not broken down per capita making the US stand out like a sore thumb.

As to regulatory actions by nation its just not documented in such a manner. However I stand by my claim that United States take more steps, spend more money, have more regulations regarding emission standards than any other nation on earth. I know people whom work in the oil industry and the anicdotes I've heard would make your jaw drop. What other nation has 'fuel blends' based not only on which state the fuel is going to but also based on season?

Sorry I cant 'prove' my claims, even more curious that no one can disprove them. Its quite curious how difficult it is to quantify this claim. I'm sure if someone could have they would have by now.

Again all I come accross is quantitys of emissions nothing regarding regulatory requirements by nation.

[Max2147]

If you can't quantify or back up your claim, you probably shouldn't make the claim in the first place.

[Letum]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

I stand by my claim that United States take more steps, spend more money, have more regulations regarding emission standards than any other nation on earth.

[...]

Sorry I cant 'prove' my claims, even more curious that no one can disprove them.

I can disprove them if I stick to your standards.

In May 2008 over 8.3 billion scientists agreed at a 2 day summit in
Luxembourg that the USA did not have the world's tightest emission
controls.

Sorry I cant 'prove' my claims, even more curious that no one can
disprove them.