Posted by
Doc Stephens on Sunday, March 02, 2008 8:36:58 AM
The hoax is this: the alarm of "global warming" represents an over simplification and an exaggeration of very natural trends and cycles. Climate change is normal and it cannot be prevented. The long term health of the biosphere of our planet depends upon constantly changing habitats which select for the most adaptable life. These are the forms of life that will survive and inherit the earth. The wisdom of God is inherent in this strategy.
On the other hand, humankind should act as a steward of the planet, respecting the environment, avoiding its pollution and contamination while conserving non-renewable resources. This can be done without destroying our modern way of life and our national and global economy.
The planet has been generally warming during the current ice age and since the middle of the last period of glaciation about 18 thousand years ago. During this time, the planet has experienced both warming and cooling. It has been warmer and cooler than the present and local effects are also variable--it might be getting cooler in some places while it is getting warmer in others.
Climate is a construct of science. It is a description of average atmospheric conditions over a fairly long period of time, and for specific environments or locations--typically, at least 30 years. Whenever scientists describe climate in their research, they explain the statistical measures used, the periods studied, and the locations observed.
It is a hoax to claim that human activity is the primary cause, or even a major cause, of planet warming, and it is a hoax to claim that we can somehow, by government decree, or sheer will, prevent the climate from changing.
Many of the "facts" cited by the alarmists are flat wrong! Antarctica has actually been cooling during the past 50 years and it's ice cover is accumulating. Average global temperatures have been decreasing over the past ten years, not increasing. Sea levels have been rising for about 18 thousand years, not just since the industrial age. Land levels also change--some rise after glaciers melt--others subside due to a host of geological processes.
We live on a dynamic planet that we should protect. We are an intelligent life and we should adapt to the natural cycles and changes we experience.