Thread: Calculate your contribution to destroying The Earth

Hello everyone, I just returned from Tennessee and this is my first opportunity to look in on the SRP in several days. While I was in the Smokies, I truly enjoyed Nature, the mountains, trees, flowers and birds. I really love the same things the environ-mental-ists do. I just let others choose their own path and NOT try to bend them to my will. I am willing to engage in debate, but I do not subscribe to the theory “Whoever is loudest, WINS.” I WILL discuss practically any matter, but when you begin to get shrill, you've lost your audience! I'm outta here.
I am going to have to live on the Earth, for whatever life I have remaining, so I would not want the planet to be trashed. I have already stated (for the benefit of anyone who cares to look) that I truly believe there are some changes taking place on the Earth. I have also stated that I am not convinced that man is responsible. I once heard it stated that for every PhD there is an equal and opposite PhD. Just pick your flavor of belief and there are some credentialed people willing to argue for AND against you.
I actually do try to live responsibly. I will use a bath-towel for two, or three days before it is laundered. I use Colleen’s Shaving Soap and a Badger brush when I shave. I am not a recent convert to any of what I have just said. I have re-used towels and I have used soap and a brush for over thirty five years. I bought my first Straight Razor about the same time. I do not buy “throw away” technology.
Yucks Man, I don’t believe we are that far apart, when it comes down to it. BTW, I like the “Brother Skeeter” remark. Who helped you with it? At any rate, our positions might be very similar, but our approach is vastly different.
In my life, I have found that logic means nothing to a zealot. The message of many of the so called ‘experts’ reminds me of the schoolyard bully. That mind-set runs counter to everything in me. I have literally whipped a couple of bullies, simply because they WERE bullies. That was in my intemperate youth, but I STILL hate to see anyone intimidated, whether it is by a thug, or a group of guys in lab coats.
I repeat, the ‘experts’ can’t accurately predict the number of Hurricanes that will form in a particular year. They were calling for a record number of Hurricanes to strike the US, the year following Katrina. There were exactly ZERO. So why should I believe them on “Global Warming?”

EDIT: I didn't come anywhere near 83 on the test. I found it very slanted and that triggered my reaction. I saw a 'bully' trying to force certain answers, or "You're a Planet Killer!" Nor do I plan to start smoking coal. I'm a bit more conscious of pollution than that.

Originally Posted by Brother Jeeter

Hello everyone, I just returned from Tennessee and this is my first opportunity to look in on the SRP in several days. While I was in the Smokies, I truly enjoyed Nature, the mountains, trees, flowers and birds. I really love the same things the environ-mental-ists do. I just let others choose their own path and NOT try to bend them to my will. I am willing to engage in debate, but I do not subscribe to the theory “Whoever is loudest, WINS.” I WILL discuss practically any matter, but when you begin to get shrill, you've lost your audience! I'm outta here.
I am going to have to live on the Earth, for whatever life I have remaining, so I would not want the planet to be trashed. I have already stated (for the benefit of anyone who cares to look) that I truly believe there are some changes taking place on the Earth. I have also stated that I am not convinced that man is responsible. I once heard it stated that for every PhD there is an equal and opposite PhD. Just pick your flavor of belief and there are some credentialed people willing to argue for AND against you.
I actually do try to live responsibly. I will use a bath-towel for two, or three days before it is laundered. I use Colleen’s Shaving Soap and a Badger brush when I shave. I am not a recent convert to any of what I have just said. I have re-used towels and I have used soap and a brush for over thirty five years. I bought my first Straight Razor about the same time. I do not buy “throw away” technology.
Yucks Man, I don’t believe we are that far apart, when it comes down to it. BTW, I like the “Brother Skeeter” remark. Who helped you with it? At any rate, our positions might be very similar, but our approach is vastly different.
In my life, I have found that logic means nothing to a zealot. The message of many of the so called ‘experts’ reminds me of the schoolyard bully. That mind-set runs counter to everything in me. I have literally whipped a couple of bullies, simply because they WERE bullies. That was in my intemperate youth, but I STILL hate to see anyone intimidated, whether it is by a thug, or a group of guys in lab coats.
I repeat, the ‘experts’ can’t accurately predict the number of Hurricanes that will form in a particular year. They were calling for a record number of Hurricanes to strike the US, the year following Katrina. There were exactly ZERO. So why should I believe them on “Global Warming?”

I like this post, but quite honestly, I don't think telling the global warming advocates how I live will help in the least! If someone is arrogant enough to tell me how I should live my life, and look down their noses at me without even knowing who I am, then they are arrogant enough not to believe me when I tell them how I live!

Originally Posted by JMS

I like this post, but quite honestly, I don't think telling the global warming advocates how I live will help in the least! If someone is arrogant enough to tell me how I should live my life, and look down their noses at me without even knowing who I am, then they are arrogant enough not to believe me when I tell them how I live!

Respectfully, the mistake here is the assumption that your opinion is as valid as everyone else's.
The opinion which is evidentially backed up and properly peer reviewed by science is more valid.

X

...And arrogance IS arrogance, regardless of how erudite the pratcitioner! Trust me, YOUR arrogance is becoming just a bit tiresome.

I understand how you feel.
People who think they know it all are really annoying to those of us who do.

Mister X,

When I was eighteen, I used to sincerely believe I knew all the answers. Now, almost forty years later, I have realized I haven't yet heard all the questions.
Your tiresome arrogance has descended into banality.

See ... that little winky guy was supposed to indicate that I was making a joke. I'm trying to lighten the mood some.