Is Al Gore Insane?

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  • Posts: 832
    ThumbingMyWay32 wrote:
    Chirp chirp! Chirp chirp!

    OWNED. Simply owned. LMAO. Check your sources and check em twice. Know the guy, eh? LOL. You know google.
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    Rushlimbo wrote:
    OWNED. Simply owned. LMAO. Check your sources and check em twice. Know the guy, eh? LOL. You know google.


    Alright Rush. Lets put your intellect to the test. Find a source that doesn't claim to be "independent" that's funded by conservative sources who claim global warming exist. Once you've done that, find a liberally funded source that claims global warming is a hoax. After you've done both, explain why you feel global warming is real. Or why it isn't.

    I hope you have the dilligence to do this since you're more than dilligent in riding the coattails of another poster.

    Awww you don't like cocky folks who disagree with you?? <sniffle> People try and discredit others who disagree with them all the time. I'm sure Tim's an idiot...
    "Sarcasm: intellect on the offensive"

    "What I lack in decorum, I make up for with an absence of tact."

    Camden 5-28-06
    Washington, D.C. 6-22-08
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    ThumbingMyWay32 wrote:
    Alright Rush. Lets put your intellect to the test. Find a source that doesn't claim to be "independent" that's funded by conservative sources who claim global warming exist. Once you've done that, find a liberally funded source that claims global warming is a hoax. After you've done both, explain why you feel global warming is real. Or why it isn't.

    I hope you have the dilligence to do this since you're more than dilligent in riding the coattails of another's post.


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    SundaySilence wrote:
    He is not the first Canadian PhD in climatology as he claims.

    lol Wait a minute...

    "But few listen, despite the fact that I was one of the first Canadian Ph.Ds. in Climatology and I have an extensive background in climatology."

    He states that he was one of the first... He didn't claim he was the first at all.

    lol Apparently this guy has the same problem Anihmus has.
    "Sarcasm: intellect on the offensive"

    "What I lack in decorum, I make up for with an absence of tact."

    Camden 5-28-06
    Washington, D.C. 6-22-08
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    ThumbingMyWay32 wrote:
    lol Wait a minute...

    "But few listen, despite the fact that I was one of the first Canadian Ph.Ds. in Climatology and I have an extensive background in climatology."

    He states that he was one of the first... He didn't claim he was the first at all.

    lol Apparently this guy has the same problem Anihmus has.



    http://www.orato.com/?q=user/1468

    http://www.orato.com/node/398

    "But few listen, despite the fact that I was the first Canadian Ph.D. in Climatology"
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    Also, back to the title of this thread.

    In reference to Tim's credentials...

    Al Gore has absolutely no credentials in the realm of science. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in government. Which obviously makes him a noteworthy spokesman for global warming.

    Maybe it's the Law Degree he never recieved from Vandy that makes him an expert on this topic?
    "Sarcasm: intellect on the offensive"

    "What I lack in decorum, I make up for with an absence of tact."

    Camden 5-28-06
    Washington, D.C. 6-22-08
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    SundaySilence wrote:
    http://www.orato.com/?q=user/1468

    http://www.orato.com/node/398

    "But few listen, despite the fact that I was the first Canadian Ph.D. in Climatology"

    Oh, Jesus ! OWNED him twice !! Both times being cocky as well. Go to bed Thumbelina before you lose all credibility. Ah, too late. Oh, my.
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    ThumbingMyWay32 wrote:
    Also, back to the title of this thread.

    In reference to Tim's credentials...

    Al Gore has absolutely no credentials in the realm of science. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in government. Which obviously makes him a noteworthy spokesman for global warming.

    Maybe it's the Law Degree he never recieved from Vandy that makes him an expert on this topic?

    Nice try at spinning away from your double owning. LMAO !!!
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    SundaySilence wrote:
    http://www.orato.com/?q=user/1468

    http://www.orato.com/node/398

    "But few listen, despite the fact that I was the first Canadian Ph.D. in Climatology"


    So he corrected himself in his most recent posting? So he's an expert in the field of climatology, just not that big of an expert. Just a regular, ordinary expert?
    "Sarcasm: intellect on the offensive"

    "What I lack in decorum, I make up for with an absence of tact."

    Camden 5-28-06
    Washington, D.C. 6-22-08
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    ThumbingMyWay32 wrote:
    So he corrected himself in his most recent posting? So he's an expert in the field of climatology, just not that big of an expert. Just a regular, ordinary expert?

    I think he's just an expert at getting other people OWNED in message forums.
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    Rushlimbo wrote:
    I think he's just an expert at getting other people OWNED in message forums.


    What? The guy knows what he's talking about. The only real debate here is about whether he deserves a PhD or a DSc after his name.

    Do you have anything relevant to contribute?
    "Sarcasm: intellect on the offensive"

    "What I lack in decorum, I make up for with an absence of tact."

    Camden 5-28-06
    Washington, D.C. 6-22-08
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    The very fact that he stated...

    "Temperatures declined from 1940 to 1980 and in the early 1970's global cooling became the consensus. This proves that consensus is not a scientific fact. By the 1990's temperatures appeared to have reversed and Global Warming became the consensus. It appears I'll witness another cycle before retiring, as the major mechanisms and the global temperature trends now indicate a cooling."

    ...makes you a babbling fool. You're persistent though, if not downright repetitive. I'll give you that.
    "Sarcasm: intellect on the offensive"

    "What I lack in decorum, I make up for with an absence of tact."

    Camden 5-28-06
    Washington, D.C. 6-22-08
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    ThumbingMyWay32 wrote:
    What? The guy knows what he's talking about. The only real debate here is about whether he deserves a PhD or a DSc after his name.

    Do you have anything relevant to contribute?

    Why would anyone believe anything this man says after he obviously lies about his credentials. I tell you what -- I'll just say you have a point and leave you alone because I feel bad for the way you were torn up and owned tonight. Better luck tomorrow, sis.
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    Rushlimbo wrote:
    Why would anyone believe anything this man says after he obviously lies about his credentials. I tell you what -- I'll just say you have a point and leave you alone because I feel bad for the way you were torn up and owned tonight. Better luck tomorrow, sis.


    Chirp chirp! Where's your knowledge?? Chirp chirp! Anyone know where Rush left his insight!?

    We're waiting...

    If you'll excuse me I'm going to retire to my study and finish my copy of Earth in the Balance.
    "Sarcasm: intellect on the offensive"

    "What I lack in decorum, I make up for with an absence of tact."

    Camden 5-28-06
    Washington, D.C. 6-22-08
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    Rushlimbo wrote:
    Why would anyone believe anything this man says after he obviously lies about his credentials. I tell you what -- I'll just say you have a point and leave you alone because I feel bad for the way you were torn up and owned tonight. Better luck tomorrow, sis.


    Besides, Bill Clinton lied to a grand jury and he's still the greatest President we've ever had, if not the most intelligent person on the face of the Earth. Who are you to claim this guy doesn't know what he's talking about because he has a PhD? I listen to the guys with PhD's, not canarys.
    "Sarcasm: intellect on the offensive"

    "What I lack in decorum, I make up for with an absence of tact."

    Camden 5-28-06
    Washington, D.C. 6-22-08
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    SundaySilence wrote:
    Tim Ball habitually exaggerates his credentials. A PhD is a Doctor of Philosophy, not a Doctor of Science(DSc). At the University of Winnipeg he was a geography professor for 8 years, not the 32 he claims when he passed off this same article you're posting, 8 months ago:

    A PhD in a scientific discipline is equivalent to a DSc in the US, and it is really the only doctorate there is in most of the rest of the world. It may literally stand for Doctor of Philosophy, but that's not what it means these days.

    But yes, sounds like this guy is full of shit. I notice he has a bachelor of arts degree, not a science degree. It seems hard to imagine how you become a leading climatologist with no background in science.
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    Scubascott wrote:
    A PhD in a scientific discipline is equivalent to a DSc in the US, and it is really the only doctorate there is in most of the rest of the world. It may literally stand for Doctor of Philosophy, but that's not what it means these days.

    But yes, sounds like this guy is full of shit. I notice he has a bachelor of arts degree, not a science degree. It seems hard to imagine how you become a leading climatologist with no background in science.

    A Doctor of Science in England seems to have some distinction that this guy certainly hasn't achieved.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Science

    He is not a leading climatologist, it seems there is little to nothing published by him.

    Here is and article about Ball in the Globe and Mail canadian newspaper:

    http://www.charlesmontgomery.ca/mrcool.html

    (the newspaper charges for the original article)
    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/Page/document/v5/content/subscribe?user_URL=http://www.theglobeandmail.com%2Fservlet%2Fstory%2FLAC.20060812.COVER12%2FTPStory%2F%3Fquery%3DCharles%2BMontgomery&ord=4490155&brand=theglobeandmail&redirect_reason=2&denial_reasons=none&force_login=false
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    ThumbingMyWay32 wrote:
    Also, back to the title of this thread.

    In reference to Tim's credentials...

    Al Gore has absolutely no credentials in the realm of science. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in government. Which obviously makes him a noteworthy spokesman for global warming.

    Maybe it's the Law Degree he never recieved from Vandy that makes him an expert on this topic?


    - Gore was a pupil of one of the first scientists to study global warming, and to measure carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.

    - When Gore was in Congress, he initiated the first Congressional hearing on the subject, and brought in climate scientists to talk to politicians about it.

    - Wrote a book 'Earth in the Balance', discussing numerous environmental topics which reached the bestsellers list.

    - As Vice President, Gore pushed for the Carbon Tax, helped broker the Kyoto Protocol and supported the Triana satellite.

    In regards to his film, an Inconvenient Truth:

    - The AP contacted more than 100 top climatologists about the films accuracy, they all said he conveyed the science correctly.

    - RealClimate, a group of 11 climate scientists, said the science of the film is 'remarkably up to date, with reference to current research."


    So, yes, Al Gore has a bit more credibility and has certainly done a lot more to back up his position than you would like to claim or believe.

    Fact is that the vast majority of all climatologists and scientists studying this field are in agreement that anthropogenic global warming is in fact a reality. As science and any logical being would agree, a consensus of this magnitude among the experts in this field is enough to stand behind. The vast majority of scientists have shown the earth to not be flat, to show that we orbit around the sun, and to show that the earth is billions of years old. Why then would YOU choose to go against the vast majority of scientific research and expertise? Sure, you can choose to believe the earth is flat, we are the center of the universe, the earth is 6,000 years old and global warming is a myth. But, I ask you, WHY? Go join a cult, drink your kool aid and mumble to yourself for all I care, but stay away from me!

    The only real debate is whether man's effect is having as much or more of an effect as that of the natural carbon cycle (i.e. volcanic activity/natural temperature changes). Many scientists, as well as Gore's movie, attempt to show measurements in atmospheric carbon levels during our time here, from real-time measurements, to sedimentary, to go back thousands of years. They have shown a marked increase during periods of our activity, such as the industrial revolution for example.

    Sure it is difficult to imagine our interference to have an impact in the vastness of the planet, but when you think of how many people there are now, the amount of carbon that is taken out and pumped into the air, disrupting the natural carbon life cycle, and how much more pollution is produced by other developing countries compared to ours, it is not a stretch to believe there is some effect.

    It's pretty obvious to me that the Earth itself will recover. Animals will recover. They come and go. We will also go. If what the majority of scientists say is true, it will be from our own doing, no matter if you believe in global warming or not. It doesn't care about your opinion.
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    AllNiteThing wrote:
    - Gore was a pupil of one of the first scientists to study global warming, and to measure carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.

    - When Gore was in Congress, he initiated the first Congressional hearing on the subject, and brought in climate scientists to talk to politicians about it.

    - Wrote a book 'Earth in the Balance', discussing numerous environmental topics which reached the bestsellers list.

    - As Vice President, Gore pushed for the Carbon Tax, helped broker the Kyoto Protocol and supported the Triana satellite.

    In regards to his film, an Inconvenient Truth:

    - The AP contacted more than 100 top climatologists about the films accuracy, they all said he conveyed the science correctly.

    - RealClimate, a group of 11 climate scientists, said the science of the film is 'remarkably up to date, with reference to current research."


    So, yes, Al Gore has a bit more credibility and has certainly done a lot more to back up his position than you would like to claim or believe.

    Fact is that the vast majority of all climatologists and scientists studying this field are in agreement that anthropogenic global warming is in fact a reality. As science and any logical being would agree, a consensus of this magnitude among the experts in this field is enough to stand behind. The vast majority of scientists have shown the earth to not be flat, to show that we orbit around the sun, and to show that the earth is billions of years old. Why then would YOU choose to go against the vast majority of scientific research and expertise? Sure, you can choose to believe the earth is flat, we are the center of the universe, the earth is 6,000 years old and global warming is a myth. But, I ask you, WHY? Go join a cult, drink your kool aid and mumble to yourself for all I care, but stay away from me!

    The only real debate is whether man's effect is having as much or more of an effect as that of the natural carbon cycle (i.e. volcanic activity/natural temperature changes). Many scientists, as well as Gore's movie, attempt to show measurements in atmospheric carbon levels during our time here, from real-time measurements, to sedimentary, to go back thousands of years. They have shown a marked increase during periods of our activity, such as the industrial revolution for example.

    Sure it is difficult to imagine our interference to have an impact in the vastness of the planet, but when you think of how many people there are now, the amount of carbon that is taken out and pumped into the air, disrupting the natural carbon life cycle, and how much more pollution is produced by other developing countries compared to ours, it is not a stretch to believe there is some effect.

    It's pretty obvious to me that the Earth itself will recover. Animals will recover. They come and go. We will also go. If what the majority of scientists say is true, it will be from our own doing, no matter if you believe in global warming or not. It doesn't care about your opinion.
    Excellent post.
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    Pearl Jam and toast wrote:
    Excellent post.

    Gracias. :)
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