OT: Current Affairs and Politics

[Gronk]

Read the room? You gave a single clip on large waves in France and put it down to climate change. You were called out on it and have since changed your point to frequency of events - which had nothing to do with your original post of the CCTV footage.

LOL so you think that you can have a little Monday morning anti climate change win because you claim that the structure of my post was clunky and ineffective ? OK enjoy.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yeah, I reckon at least 5 people made that point before Professor @Gronk's lecture. Its stupid to point to one example and say it's due to climate change (which is what he did before changing to the 'frequency of events' narrative).

I assume the Obama clip is the one where he talks about how you would always trust a medical doctor, so why not a climate scientist?

I'll give credit where it's due - its a funny quote, but I don't think he is comparing apples with apples. People are concerned that a bunch of scientists are letting their world view interfere with their science. That's their view by the way, so please don't @ me.

I can't think of a comparable example in the medical profession that is as significant. Maybe groups of doctors that have strong views about vaccination, certain therapies or drug types. I can guarantee that for whatever specific example one could find, there would be an equally rabid group of concerned citizens that are diametrically opposed.

The point is that there are experts, such as surgeons and pilots, and then there are 'experts' such as climate scientists and economists and other analysts of data. One group we trust because they can prove their expertise. The other we trust because they tell us what we want to hear.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

LOL so you think that you can have a little Monday morning anti climate change win because you claim that the structure of my post was clunky and ineffective ? OK enjoy.

There's no climate change winners. It requires a coordinated worldwide response that is impossible in a world in fierce competition. We just need to learn to live with it.

 

[Gronk]

There's no climate change winners. It requires a coordinated worldwide response that is impossible in a world in fierce competition. We just need to learn to live with it.

It's a good thing that you're not in charge, Charlie Brown.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Nobody is 'in charge'. That's the central fallacy underpinning every conspiracy theory.

 

[Unhappy MEel]

Lots of deflection and minimisation going on. Nothing to see hear ?

Best to err on the side of caution and do our bit to curb emissions, but only a dumb shit confuses weather and climate change.

 

[Gronk]

Nobody is 'in charge'. That's the central fallacy underpinning every conspiracy theory.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

If you think I was just being pedantic you've missed the point.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Best to err on the side of caution and do our bit to curb emissions, but only a dumb shit confuses weather and climate change.

Well said mate. You seem like a smart guy.

 

[Gronk]

If you think I was just being pedantic you've missed the point.

Of course it's being pedantic.

I said flippantly "It's a good thing that you're not in charge, Charlie Brown." And you fire back with "Nobody is 'in charge'. That's the central fallacy underpinning every conspiracy theory."

LOL WTF Literalism at it's best.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

So you don't believe anyone is able to make the decisions required to influence climate change?

 

[Gronk]

So you don't believe anyone is able to make the decisions required to influence climate change?

 

[T.S Quint]

Best to err on the side of caution and do our bit to curb emissions, but only a dumb shit confuses weather and climate change.

Why are you so unhappy?

 

[strider]

Why are you so unhappy?

cos someone else took the happy user name

 

[Eelogical]

cos someone else took the happy user name

The hamburglar?

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I didn't even notice. So @Happy MEel has an evil twin?

 

[T.S Quint]

The hamburglar?

Mayor McCheese was always a corrupt bastard.

 

[T.S Quint]

I didn't even notice. So @Happy MEel has an evil twin?

Pretty sure it’s @Gary Gutful.
Too much time on your hands, Gaz?

 

[Gary Gutful]

With every stupid GIF your credibility slowly dimishes.

 

[Happy MEel]

cos someone else took the happy user name

I didn't even notice. So @Happy MEel has an evil twin?

I’d say it’s f**king bullshit, but I’m meant to be the happy one.

So it’s very exciting.