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Originally Posted by ranter
Sorry for jumping in on your exchange of views but I would like to add that having read many articals for and against man made GW there is obviously no scientific proof either way.For every egghead who says this is black there is another saying no its not its white.The govenments have jumped on this as an excuse for green taxes but that dosnt make them wrong ,then again it dosnt make them right .Confused? you bet I am ,but one thing I do know is I'll be long gone by the time we have the answer.
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Hey, it's not just our subforum. No need to apologise for posting your views.
There may one day be a scientific disproof of global warming and, in fact, this is the only possible 'proof', although not the only possible answer (AGW may be true but even if it is it will never be proven; look at my previous postings elsewhere for an explanation of why).
On the other hand, despite the infowars article which YCHTT quotes (based itself on a flawed study which then goes on to make even bigger leaps of faith, the flaws and leaps being detailed elsewhere), there does exist a general scientific consensus on the issue, as Clippo has detailed elsewhere.
Ultimately, it's a scientific theory, pure and simple. It's unprovable, as are all scientific theories, and it's exploited by some for gain, but the science itself is unaffected by this and there does exist a consensus on the issue.
Although we may not all be long gone before any effects are seen (some predictions of Arctic ice yield none at all during summer by 2040), especially my generation!