fishguy,

I don't think that's what was said.

There are people who have spent tens of thousands of hours studying global climatology, and chance are, they understand it better than someone who doesn't invest that kind of time because they spend their time earning a living doing other things.

Al Gore is simply a mouthpiece for a group a scientists, nothing more or less. And if you're a plumber and Al Gore, or a global climatologist, was arguing with you about it, he'd be out of his league.

Now, there ARE global climatologists who argue against any human influence on global warming/climate change. However, they are clearly in the minority.

That said, humans are notoriously poor at predicting local weather, let alone global weather and/or climate, so it's quite possible that the majority is wrong. But the stakes are pretty high, so betting that the majority is wrong is a risky proposition. Because if they're right, the costs would be far greater than the costs of lessening our carbon output.

I don't find it all that hard to believe that putting 10+ billion tons of carbon into the atmosphere yearly can change the global climate. I mean, if one kid pisses in a pool, it's probably not a big deal. If a hundred or a thousand kids piss in a pool, you can see how that might have an effect on things.

What cracks me up is how sure everybody seems to be about whether humans are changing global climate. Kind of the same way people seems absolutely certain about whether there is a God or not, when there is absolutely no way to be sure...........until you're dead and cold.......and then you're not coming back to tell anybody.

I don't find it inconceivable that there is a God......or that there isn't. And similarly, I don't find it inconceivable that humans are causing the global climate to change..........or that they aren't. So how can SO many people be sure?