Paging Mr. Gore......

[GenuineRisk]

And here's the biggest thing in this whole debate, and why I must respectfully disagree with your accusation that I am the liberal version of Timm ( )- I hope scientists are wrong about global warming. I really do. Because I think, if they're not, it's too late to fix it. And while I don't have any kids, and probably won't live to see the effects of it, the kids of my friends and peers likely will. And I'm not selfish enough to not care about that. But wanting it to be wrong doesn't mean it is wrong. But that doesn't mean it's not worth trying to do something about man-made CO2 emissions. Maybe I'm right, and it's too late to affect 100+ years of burning carbon. But maybe not. And better to try than to not try. Finding alternative energy sources will end a dependence on a finite energy source, and get us out from under the thumb of the Middle East, which would have enormous ramifications for the political situation there. So why not try to limit CO2 emissions? Other than it'll be a hassle and we're lazy?

And of course, you won't live to see the effects either, so if you don't want to believe it's true, then don't. It's not going to affect your life in any noticeable way, and if it affects future generations, hey, we'll all be dead anyway, so who cares, right?

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Bababooyee

Well, if it is too late, then what is the point of all the environmental BS? We're already fukked! And all the environmental stuff is completely and entirely irrational!

Eat. Drink. Be Merry. For tomorrow we die.

Because some of us think future generations are worth the effort. Even those of us who haven't created any of our own.

I think, in a funny way, it's why I was so affected by the final scene in "Angel," which ended with our heroes on their way into a hopeless battle, because it was still the right thing to do. I can be such a sap.

(Now, there's a test to see how devoted Somer is to the Whedonverse... will he sniff out this carefully hidden reference to one of his favorite shows... tucked away in a global warming thread? tee hee)

[GenuineRisk]

By the way, Danzig; fascinating, invigorating discussion for a Sunday morning- thank you! I could spend all day here, but I have to do laundry, bleah.

(In cold water; saves energy- tip for the day. My detergent is also vegetable-, not petroleum-based, but that's harder to find outside a city.)