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ludahai · 07-18-08, 01:31 AM

I have several semi-random thoughts on the issue of Climate Change - I will try to make them coherent.

It is clear that the world's climate is changing. I don't think anyone can deny this. However, the cause is what is in question. It is entirely likely that it is a COMBINATION of man created causes AND nature (i.e. increased solar activity.)

HOWEVER, even if NONE of it is caused by mankind, we still have a vital interest in reducing pollution. Pollution of all kinds is detrimental to the earth and damaging to our health (both as individual humans as well as to not only the human species, but all other species on this planet.)

I believe the earth is God's creation and He commands us to be good stewards of the earth. Anyone who would argue that we have been good stewards of the earth (regardless of your religious beliefs) has a serious problem of "head-in-the-sand syndrome." We are damaging our own health as well as the health of our children and those who will come after them with the way we have treated this planet.

Thus, even if global warming is not caused by man at all (something which I seriously doubt - and an issue that I have been evolving on over the last three or so years), we still have a VITAL INTEREST in controlling all kinds of emmissions and other forms of pollution - be they air, water, soil, etc. Otherwise, climate change or no, we will be (in fact, already are) facing other environmental problems and crises in the decades to come.

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ludahai Defender of the Faith Join Date: Apr 2005 Last Online: Yesterday 11:38 PM Location: Taichung, Taiwan - Home of the 2007 Baseball World Cup Posts: 4,596 Thanks: 731 Thanked 489 Times in 369 Posts Lean: Very Conservative Gender: Current Mood:	Re: President George Bush: 'Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter' I have several semi-random thoughts on the issue of Climate Change - I will try to make them coherent. It is clear that the world's climate is changing. I don't think anyone can deny this. However, the cause is what is in question. It is entirely likely that it is a COMBINATION of man created causes AND nature (i.e. increased solar activity.) HOWEVER, even if NONE of it is caused by mankind, we still have a vital interest in reducing pollution. Pollution of all kinds is detrimental to the earth and damaging to our health (both as individual humans as well as to not only the human species, but all other species on this planet.) I believe the earth is God's creation and He commands us to be good stewards of the earth. Anyone who would argue that we have been good stewards of the earth (regardless of your religious beliefs) has a serious problem of "head-in-the-sand syndrome." We are damaging our own health as well as the health of our children and those who will come after them with the way we have treated this planet. Thus, even if global warming is not caused by man at all (something which I seriously doubt - and an issue that I have been evolving on over the last three or so years), we still have a VITAL INTEREST in controlling all kinds of emmissions and other forms of pollution - be they air, water, soil, etc. Otherwise, climate change or no, we will be (in fact, already are) facing other environmental problems and crises in the decades to come. __________________ "One man esteems one day better than another, while another man esteems all days alike. Let everyone be persuaded in his own mind. He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord." Romans 14: 5-6