Re: Smokers are smarter, I say.

From	Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy, sci.physics, alt.privacy.anon-server, comp.sys.mac.system, alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.cellular-phone-tech
Subject	Re: Smokers are smarter, I say.
Date	2017-04-25 13:53 -0700
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On 4/25/17, 1:42 PM, in article op.yy9qhlrgjs98qf@red.lan, "James Wilkinson
Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 25 Apr 2017 20:46:22 +0100, Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 4/25/17, 12:14 PM, in article op.yy9mdtgyjs98qf@red.lan, "James Wilkinson
>> Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> wrote:
>> 
>> ...
>>>>>> I am fine with people having different views of the world even if I
>>>>>> disagree
>>>>>> with them.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'm not.  People who believe in the greenhouse effect are fucking it up
>>>>> for
>>>>> the rest of us with stupid carbon credit legislation and emissions
>>>>> standards
>>>>> for cars.
>>>> 
>>>> I disagree with the idea of socializing the costs of carbon and think those
>>>> who use it should pay the costs of the damage it does. It is rather amazing
>>>> how conservatives tend to want FAR more socialization of costs than even
>>>> Sanders who labels himself as a Democratic Socialist.
>>> 
>>> Carbon does not cause damage.
>> 
>> All evidence shows this is not true, so to try to push this idea you have to
>> explain why the evidence is wrong.
>> 
>>> Think about it, all we're doing is putting the carbon back into the
>>> atmosphere
>>> that was there before it was formed into coal and oil.
>> 
>> Right: we are altering the environment by getting ancient stores of carbon
>> and putting them into the atmosphere. This is leading to changes in the
>> atmosphere. It is pretty much common sense but, of course, there is massive
>> amounts of scientific evidence backing the types of changes.
>> 
>> Some who want to socialize the costs of these changes lie and deny them.
>> Some others are foolish enough to believe those who push such lies. But,
>> still, we have enough access to information where there is no good excuse to
>> believe them.
>> 
>> Man-made global climate change is real beyond any reasonable doubt. Denial
>> does not change it.
>> 
>>> Net result - more CO2, plants get bigger, more crop yields.  This is a good
>>> thing and we should let it continue.
>> 
>> <https://www.skepticalscience.com/co2-plant-food.htm>
>> 
>> We can look at all 194 myths they have listed on their site, if you like,
>> but that is not going to convince me to ignore the science as you are saying
>> it has with you.
>> 
>>> If it warms up the planet, so what?
>> 
>> Famine. War. Increased storms. Etc.
>> 
>>> It may well avert the next ice age.  Worst case scenario, different
>>> countries
>>> have perfect growing climates, so different countries grow the crops, no big
>>> deal.
>> 
>> While we can make things up like that I prefer to look to the science.
> 
> It doesn't matter what you believe or how much money governments waste on it.
> The fact remains we will burn all the fossil fuels at some point, so if you
> believe all this shit, you might as well go commit suicide.

Believe what... that we should not socialize the costs of carbon use?

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Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-25 18:11 +0100
  Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-25 11:28 -0700
    Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-25 20:14 +0100
      Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-25 12:46 -0700
        Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-25 21:38 +0100
          Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-25 13:51 -0700
          Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@gmail.com> - 2017-04-25 18:00 -0400
            Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-25 15:19 -0700
        Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-25 21:42 +0100
          Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-25 13:53 -0700
            Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-25 22:31 +0100
              Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-25 14:37 -0700
                Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-25 23:31 +0100
                Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-25 15:39 -0700
                Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-26 00:19 +0100
                Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-25 16:37 -0700
                Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2017-04-25 22:14 -0500
                Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-25 21:33 -0700
    Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2017-04-25 18:39 -0500
      Re: Smokers are smarter, I say. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-25 16:49 -0700

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