researcher bias Wrote:
> No theres not. We have 100 years of data which is
> nothing in the earths life time. Theres also no
> data supporting human involvement, its all been
> disproven and was doctored. Just like the O zone
> layer was going to go away because of spray cans.
> A nobel winner resigned from a group stating
> global warming because there was no evidence and
> the temp has remained stable for long periods.
The ozone layer was affected by CFCs and DDT. Both have been banned now. Unfortunately, there's an issue in not using either of them. Both prevented the growth of mosquito populations; it's possible we'll see malaria coming into this country now. 100 years of data is miniscule. There's no data either way by that logic. The temperature is rising. I don't know what you'd call that, but I call it global warming.
> Mars and the sun also have hotter surfaces but Im
> sure that because of the Mars rover. Next well
> hear cavemen started the ice age by discovering
> fire.
That's specious reasoning. The Ice Age started because of the eruption of a supervolcano, not horrendously dissimilar to Yellowstone.
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/globalwarming/ar4-fig-3-6.gif
> Humans have very little impact on the planet as a
> whole we can make it so its less pleasant to live
> on but thats about it. Mother nature does far
> worse things to her self than we could ever do.
Again, your reasoning is that we don't have a ton of data. My reasoning is that there's considerable evidence for both sides. The Earth warms and cools. That's not a point of contention between any reputable scientists.
> I agree with most of it and no one is in favor of
> having people have guns who shouldnt have them.
> The simple fact though are people who dont care
> about murder laws dont care about gun control
> laws. People will always be killed with things,
> knifes kill people all the time but so do cars yet
> people dont want them banned. Theres also nothing
> easy about buying a gun at a gun show thats all a
> myth. The same background checks are conducted.
Unlicensed sellers aren't required to conduct background checks by federal law. It's up to the states to deal with that. That's a loophole that needs to be closed. People will always be killed with things. It's in our nature. If we're banning guns, let's ban everything else potentially hazardous. Hell, let's go live in a bubble.
> Blaming a gun for a death is like blaming spoons
> for making people fat.
Michelle Obama would probably try that argument.
>
> The vast majority of people do own guns
> responsibly but you dont hear about the millions
> of owners a year who didnt kill people. The NRA
> picks and chooses what it wants to use but for the
> most part uses solid information. Their basic
> points are right and supported by research
>
> Its not different than anything else its only as
> dangerous as the hands that its in. People who
> want to get guns will weather theyll legal or not.
> Its easier to get drugs than it is to get booze
> in a lot of places and any sort of limiting or
> banned will just have more guns running in those
> drug shipments for those who want it.
The NRA picks and chooses what it wants, yes. Their basic points tend to be somewhat valid, but are supported by what they want to show. I don't count it as a reputable source because it's not unbiased. However, that means there are very few unbiased sources about anything. The NRA is right that there's some perceived idea of "guns are evil!" However, the NRA is not right in saying that the CDC is deliberately obfuscating facts simply because it doesn't agree with the CDC.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/04/2012 11:03PM by Young Curmudgeon.