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Old 05-21-2019, 01:11 PM
 
Location: Lizard Lick, NC
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Obviously "climate change" at play.
No just plain old Mother Nature ... many parts of the West enjoying record cold including Denver which had a blizzard yesterday.
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Old 05-21-2019, 01:17 PM
 
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No just plain old Mother Nature ... many parts of the West enjoying record cold including Denver which had a blizzard yesterday.
That's climate change too, doncha' know?
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Old 05-22-2019, 06:40 AM
 
Location: NC
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Obviously "climate change" at play.
Thank goodness you are right that Climate Change is a hoax.

Just imagine if it were real; ON TOP OF all these record hot summers, record storms, increased tornadoes, 500 year floods and crazy winter storms that we've started seeing....
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Old 05-22-2019, 06:42 AM
 
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Thank goodness you are right that Climate Change is a hoax.

Just imagine if it were real; ON TOP OF all these record hot summers, record storms, increased tornadoes, 500 year floods and crazy winter storms that we've started seeing....
Lol you covered them all. There's officially not a single weather event that can happen that isn't due to climate change.
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Old 05-22-2019, 06:51 AM
 
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Thank goodness you are right that Climate Change is a hoax.

Just imagine if it were real; ON TOP OF all these record hot summers, record storms, increased tornadoes, 500 year floods and crazy winter storms that we've started seeing....
Earth used to be 10-15* warmer too...it will, I'm sure, revisit that in the future.

Humans as we know them will also be extinct, just like the previous version of us is today.

Just live your life, it will be ok.
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Old 05-22-2019, 07:34 AM
 
Location: NC
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Earth used to be 10-15* warmer too...it will, I'm sure, revisit that in the future.
^True, but it happened over 10's of thousands of years, instead of 150 years.

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Humans as we know them will also be extinct, just like the previous version of us is today.

Just live your life, it will be ok.
I absolutely agree with you on this, and it's why I don't get hysterical about the comment I made above. I am (opinion, but based on what I consider solid facts) CONVINCED that humans have had a major impact on the earth in the past 150-200 years. It's inevitable, and in fact we are living above our means. Without all that we are doing, the earth would not be able to support 8 billion people. That said, you are right. If it's not this, then something else will change the course of our destiny, and at some point in the relatively near future, we'll be extinct, yet the earth and the universe will live on.

I don't get too carried away, but I do try to do what I can to contribute as little as possible, without crossing the threshhold of making my existence miserable. (I still use my AC, eat the hell out of some meat, drive my car, and occasionally throw my yogurt container in the trash instead of the recycling...) I do believe it is misinformed to completely deny we are making an unprecedented impact on the earth. My belief is that it's better to recognize it, understand it, and do what we can within reason to not pile on. Denying it is just as bad as trying to live your life (or force others to) under a rock.

Carry on. It's all good. I'm going to eat some pork and pass some gas now, then I'll ride my bike to even it all out.
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Old 05-22-2019, 08:20 AM
 
Location: Lee County, NC
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It's cloudy here in Sanford. Hopefully, we get some rain, we're starting to need it. The forecast calls for sun for the next week and a half, I hope they're wrong again this time.
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Old 05-22-2019, 09:22 AM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Humans as we know them will also be extinct, just like the previous version of us is today.

Just live your life, it will be ok.

Well, I guess that's correct. Another lifeform may have already gone through these issues on another planet somewhere in the universe and they just ran their course (or fate). Totally possible since the universe is billions of years old. Wonder what solutions they came up with in regards to the greenhouse effect?
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Old 05-22-2019, 02:52 PM
 
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When i stop and really think about the Universe it's almost insane to think we humans on tiny earth (a grain of sand in the ocean) are the ONLY ones who can see it. The human cycle of life on earth is a zeptosecond in Universe time.



Probably many (millions) of intelligent races have come and gone in the Universe and probably most destroyed themselves one way or the other..... Too heavy, I'm just going to worry about the heat this weekend and save the rest for another day.
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Old 05-22-2019, 05:54 PM
 
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When i stop and really think about the Universe it's almost insane to think we humans on tiny earth (a grain of sand in the ocean) are the ONLY ones who can see it. The human cycle of life on earth is a zeptosecond in Universe time.



Probably many (millions) of intelligent races have come and gone in the Universe and probably most destroyed themselves one way or the other..... Too heavy, I'm just going to worry about the heat this weekend and save the rest for another day.
Yep, earth will be here with out without us. Just live life. We are just a blip in time.
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