TalkClimateChange

The best each week, selected from posts written by our enlightened forum members.

This week’s most thought provoking post was in response to our previous article on Co2 science, and nicely illuminates some of the core issues that we have observed in the climate change debate.

Post from LadyGray:

I believe one of the problems I have noticed in all the discussions, is that everyone is coming from very different points-of-view, and with varied expertise. It can make the discussions both highly interesting and very frustrating, all at the same time. Some people have very little scientific training, but are feeling a moral imperative to do the right thing. Some people have a lot of scientific training, and want to keep discussions on a very factual basis. Some people are like me, and seem to like to argue for the sake of arguing.

I was attracted to this site, because I really thought that if people would try to reason this out, we could come to some kind of consensus. But I was wrong, very very wrong. I do not believe it is possible to agree on much of anything, as concerning climate, warming, and carbon dioxide. It seems that there is absolutely no common ground between the Red Team and the Green Team. Whatever is posted by one is immediately attacked by the other. Anything that happens in the world is tagged as “proving” whatever side you’re on.

I just find it odd that this topic is seen as so black-and-white. There are no shades of gray, no middle grounds.

We agree. There is certainly an interesting mix of belief, ideology, motive, extrapolation and experience which colours the arguments made on TalkClimateChange.

What’s your view on the climate change debate? Will we ever reach a consensus, or is the issue truly irresolvable?

You can read much more from LadyGray in our forums.