okie wrote:kuvasz wrote:You know Parados, I cannot seem to find any comment I made about supporting the destruction of the US economy In fact, I cannot seem to find anywhere where I promoted any such envirornmental actions. I certainly asked for any such proof to be presented on repeated occasions yet it wasn't.
Have you?
Then what is this argument about? You global warmers have argued for the 2 and 2. Bernard simply added them together for you to get 4, since you don't seem to grasp the result of your own arguments.
If global warming is at the tipping point as Al Gore has asserted, and man produced CO2 is the culprit as has been asserted here, then fairly drastic action to reduce CO2 production almost completely would be required to reverse the trend before wholesale climatic destruction descends upon us all. Since no viable alternative means exists of producing the energy required to fuel the economy at approximately current levels, simple math tells us the only way to solve the problem is to park our cars and let the economy go south in a big way.
Did you not agree with Bernard in this statement okie?
You added 2 to 2 and come up with 10,000.
What is your argument okie? Please explain if you can.
okie wrote:kuvasz wrote:You know Parados, I cannot seem to find any comment I made about supporting the destruction of the US economy In fact, I cannot seem to find anywhere where I promoted any such envirornmental actions. I certainly asked for any such proof to be presented on repeated occasions yet it wasn't.
Have you?
Then what is this argument about? You global warmers have argued for the 2 and 2. Bernard simply added them together for you to get 4, since you don't seem to grasp the result of your own arguments.
If global warming is at the tipping point as Al Gore has asserted, and man produced CO2 is the culprit as has been asserted here, then fairly drastic action to reduce CO2 production almost completely would be required to reverse the trend before wholesale climatic destruction descends upon us all. Since no viable alternative means exists of producing the energy required to fuel the economy at approximately current levels, simple math tells us the only way to solve the problem is to park our cars and let the economy go south in a big way.
Did you not agree with Bernard in this statement okie?
You added 2 to 2 and come up with 10,000.
What is your argument okie? Please explain if you can.
I have agreed with Bernard, because I believe as he does that severe political action to combat CO2 emissions would probably hurt the economy, at least to the extent that any action would actually be sufficient to affect CO2 in a significant way, would in fact be very severe on the economy.
Debating on this forum is a challenge, and disagreements are to be expected, but it is even worse when the participants refuse to even admit what their true opinions are, but instead choose to be coy and arrogant, and simply criticize the opposition.
I have no hesitance to say what my opinion is. I am not ashamed of it, and am happy to repeat it for anyone that cares. Frustrating to say the least when the person you debate is not willing to clarify their arguments.
Okie_ Parados and Kuvasz can fulminate and fuss but they cannot answer challenges. Neither of them were able to respond to this question-
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Point # 1---
Question for Mr. Parados--
Recent data have shown that the alleged warming of the troposphere has not achieved the temperatures noted by the Global Warming enthusiasts. Indeed, the new evidence has shown that the troposphere's temperature gain is BELOW that listed by the Global Warming hysterics and that the temperature needed in the troposphere to achieve the kind of warming needed to raise surface temperatures is far below what it should be.
DOES MR. PARADOS REJECT THE NEW EVIDENCE? IF SO, WHY?
If I am understanding this argument, and I say if, because instead of intelligent debate, useless accusations are hurled back and forth. But to summarize, Bernard has asserted that kuvasz advocates draconian measures to combat global warming, which Bernard asserts will hurt the economy in a big way. Kuvasz, and perhaps you as well, but certainly kuvasz keeps daring Bernard to find any statement where he advocated hurting the economy. This argument is of course silly.
I have agreed with Bernard, because I believe as he does that severe political action to combat CO2 emissions would probably hurt the economy, at least to the extent that any action would actually be sufficient to affect CO2 in a significant way, would in fact be very severe on the economy.
Kuvasz of course denies advocating hurting the economy. I have attempted to get him to clarify his position as to what he actually does advocate as a response to global warming, and to give him a chance to deny that he advocates any draconian measures. If he does, I would think he would be happy to do so in order to vindicate himself. Instead, no answers, no clarification, but instead continued belittling of Bernard and me in terms of our intelligence, our mental condition, and many other varied accusations. I have come to the conclusion that kuvasz truly does not know what he advocates, or he does not now wish to admit what he advocates.
Debating on this forum is a challenge, and disagreements are to be expected, but it is even worse when the participants refuse to even admit what their true opinions are, but instead choose to be coy and arrogant, and simply criticize the opposition.
I have no hesitance to say what my opinion is. I am not ashamed of it, and am happy to repeat it for anyone that cares. Frustrating to say the least when the person you debate is not willing to clarify their arguments.
Really? What is your opinion then okie? Since you are not ashamed to say so. Do you think that Kuvasz and myself have advocated destroying the economy? Please provide some actual evidence to back up this opinion.
Are you implying that advocating any measures to cut back on CO2 emissions would destroy the economy? Bush has advocated some such measures. Is he trying to destroy the economy?
It is hardly the arrogance or being coy to refuse to let your strawman stand. Your argument IS a strawman. Kuvasz and myself have never advocated destroying the US economy. The only one being arrogant is yourself and Bernard in your demands that we admit that our opinion must fit your outlandish strawman.
History is full of the luddites that have claimed leaving behind a technology would destroy the economy. If we stop using horses, our economy will fail. If we stop using trains to move all our goods our economy will fail. If we stop using typewriters our economy will fail. Our economy didn't fail when we created new technologies. We became more efficient. We grew. The claim that new technology MUST lead to a failing ecomomy is Bull *** okie. Complete and total BS.
Are you really willing to stand with Bernard on this one? If you are, then you will be relegated to the same place in history as the other luddites. (and the same place on A2K as Bernard is.)
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT), signed by President Bush on August 8, 2005, offers consumers and businesses federal tax credits beginning in January 2006 for purchasing fuel-efficient hybrid-electric vehicles and energy-efficient appliances and products. Most of these tax credits remain in effect through 2007.
What we have here is the suggestion that the most efficient form of energy be abandoned in favor of more expensive and yet unproven technologies,
