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No Scientist Denies "Climate Change"

The somewhat ambiguous term "climate change" itself states only an undeniable, known fact.

Fact: all of the Earth’s several climatic zones are dynamic (not static) ecosystems, each in their own way, and they all combine to form the overall natural ecosystem that makes up our planet. Since they are dynamic, they are in a constant state of change.

The tropical rain forests cycle through changes as do the sub-tropics, as do the desert regions, arctic regions, tundra regions, temperate zones and so on. A changing climate in any of the climatic zones is normal. Virtually every scientist knows and understands that ecosystems are dynamic.

What makes the term "climate change" ambiguous is that first of all, there is no such thing as the "Earth’s climate" and, second, you need to specifically define what exactly is the change and to what extent are you relating to that change.

Most people have now been brainwashed to think that the term "climate change" is the equivalent of the following conclusive assertion, expressed in as concise a form as possible and formulated into an equation:

The now universally touted position on climate change: The planet Earth is experiencing an ecological disaster and existential threat to human life (hence mammalian life) due to planet-wide increases in atmospheric temperatures (i.e., global warming) that is [i]the direct result of greenhouse emissions (e.g., carbon dioxide) that are due primarily to human population growth, technology and ‘carelessness / indifference’.[/i]

As you can see, there is a rather huge leap from the (realistic) recognition that our planet experiences dynamic climate fluctuations - real climate change - to the (fanciful, agenda-serving) concept of a disastrous, human-induced catastrophe that postulates warming and finds connections to human produced CO2.

In other words, the term has been hijacked and redefined in order to support a narrative. Packaged in the colour RED, for extreme danger.

Be afraid, be very afraid, we are urged. By highly specialised and competent persuaders.

There is no universal consensus when it comes to the above equation and its consequent catastrophic assertions.

Compare the terms: [b]afraid, [/b]and [b] a fraud[/b]
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The term has not been highjacked. It's just come to refer colloquially to anthropogenic climate change because saying anthropogenic climate change means you have to keep explaining to people what anthropogenic means.

Sure, the climate is always changing on a large scale. But it's changing very quickly at the moment with natural disasters on the rise and while there is not a [i]universal[/i] consensus among scientists that humans are the blame there is an overwhelming majority consensus that this is so. In fact 97% of climate scientists share this view so let's not paint this as some kind of up in the air question that the experts aren't sure about.

[quote]Be afraid, be very afraid, we are urged. By highly specialised and competent persuaders.[/quote]

I always find this conspiratorial notion regarding climate change to be hilarious.
"They" are trying to convince you that anthropogenic climate change is a real danger for sinister reasons!
....meanwhile, you're happily lapping up the anti-scientific talking points from people and organizations lobbying for BIG FUCKING OIL who, yeah, actually have a vested interest in convincing you that climate change isn't happening or at least that humans have nothing to do with it.

It absolutely blows my mind that conspiracy [i]theorists [/i]think scientists around the world are all in cahoots but totally ignore the very large, very red flag that the people responsible for opposing the science of anthropogenic climate change are the hyper-wealthy elite who stand to lose a lot of money if the severity of the situation gains widespread acceptance.
WalterF · 70-79, M
@Pikachu Keep your language clean, mate, or get deleted
@WalterF

A thousand pardons. I hope my dreadful profanity has not caused you to be unable to understand the point i was making.
WalterF · 70-79, M
@Pikachu Apart from that, the use of a term like " conspiracy nuts" reveals your short-sighted and slavish belief in every word the Ministry of Propaganda brings to your TV screen. "Dedicated believer nuts" would be a good term for that kind of devotee.
@WalterF

Ok, i shouldn't have used that derogatory term. Conspiracy theorists then.

But you're responding with rhetoric, not with thought.
Let's pretend i don't think you're being too sensitive and you pretend i'm not a short-sighted thought slave and we discuss the actual content of my post.

Ball is in your court.