The global warming question that can change people's minds
Jan 22, 2022 1:51:21 GMT -5
Post by leilani on Jan 22, 2022 1:51:21 GMT -5
January 21, 2022
The global warming question that can change people's minds
By Selwyn Duke
Late last year, I got into a discussion with a fellow who was quite sold on the idea that man's activities were warming the Earth. While not a hardcore ideologue, it was apparent the gentleman had accepted the climate change narrative presented by mainstream media and believed we truly were imperiling the planet. I didn't say much to him initially, as we were engaged in some recreation, but later on, I resurrected the topic and told him I just wanted to pose one question.
"What is the ideal average temperature of the Earth?" I asked.
It was clear he was without an answer, so I explained my rationale. "If we don't know what the Earth's ideal average temperature is," I stated, "how can we know if a given type of climate change — whether naturally occurring or induced by man — is good or bad? After all, we can't then know whether it's bringing us closer to or moving us further away from that ideal temperature."
It was as if a little light bulb had lit up in his head, and he said, "You know, that's a good question!"
I haven't seen the man since, as we were just two ships passing in the night, and I don't know how his thinking has evolved (or regressed) between then and now. I do know, however, that someone who'd seemed so confident and perhaps even unbending in his position had his mind opened with one simple question and a 20-second explanation.
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The global warming question that can change people's minds
By Selwyn Duke
Late last year, I got into a discussion with a fellow who was quite sold on the idea that man's activities were warming the Earth. While not a hardcore ideologue, it was apparent the gentleman had accepted the climate change narrative presented by mainstream media and believed we truly were imperiling the planet. I didn't say much to him initially, as we were engaged in some recreation, but later on, I resurrected the topic and told him I just wanted to pose one question.
"What is the ideal average temperature of the Earth?" I asked.
It was clear he was without an answer, so I explained my rationale. "If we don't know what the Earth's ideal average temperature is," I stated, "how can we know if a given type of climate change — whether naturally occurring or induced by man — is good or bad? After all, we can't then know whether it's bringing us closer to or moving us further away from that ideal temperature."
It was as if a little light bulb had lit up in his head, and he said, "You know, that's a good question!"
I haven't seen the man since, as we were just two ships passing in the night, and I don't know how his thinking has evolved (or regressed) between then and now. I do know, however, that someone who'd seemed so confident and perhaps even unbending in his position had his mind opened with one simple question and a 20-second explanation.
Continued at the link