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Originally Posted by Ustwo
My point is you don't change millions of peoples lives on a unproven chance. The same type of people, and I'd guess some of the same people who want this now are the same ones that thought we should blacken the poles in the 1970's to prevent the great global cooling that would have starved millions of us by the 90's had it been true. They lamented the governments lack of interest and how they wouldn't do anything until it was 'too late'. Then a mere 5 years later, its all about the global warming.
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There is a small difference between a fringe group of the community making a statement on hypothesis, and the vast majority of an entire community of multiple fields expressing support for a theory. You claim to be scientifically minded
Ustwo, yet the way you express logic does not point to this as reality. When the Global cooling hypothesis was in play, virtually no one took it seriously due to a complete lack of supporting Data. The current support for Global Warming however, has become mainstream thought in the scientific community. Timelines are increasingly important in this consensus, and have added a certain level of momentum to a desire to act.
As visible changes predicted my science begin to be documented (polar melting as an example), the perceived need for action is increased, and society begins to pay more attention to the science. As for the "mere 5 years later" statement, I am sure you are aware that many more scientists were studying the warming trend at the time, than were involved in Snowball Science...but this does not support your stance, and is easily ignored in light of that.