Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Science says so: global warming and literal 6 day creation are Fo' Rizzle

"The 2007 Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy Survey on American Attitudes on the Environment reveals that Americans want action on global warming and energy conservation – and most agree that they have a responsibility to do their part." - Memorandum from the Global Strategy Group to the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy

I read and hear stuff like this every day; not so subtle ways of promoting the global warming theory/agenda. It assumes that global warming is true. It proposes that most peope assume the same. And it implies that anyone who begs to differ is out of step with reality and science.
To be honest, I haven't made up my mind completely on the global warming issue.

But I do know this - it's anything but a scientific consensus.

The liberal talking head on some PBS show I was watching the other night scoffed at another round table participant when he suggested that there was scientific evidence contradicting some fundamental premises of the global warming theory. She said something to the effect of "only a right wing conservative like you, and few others, are still having that argument about whether global warming is scientific." As proof that it is, she noted how much the media and popular culture accept it as fact.

If that is the measure of scientific validity, then my name is Abe Lincoln.
And the liberals are talking out of both sides of their mouth.

Here's why:

The memo I quoted above is based on the recently published Yale Environmental Poll. Poll results include:

**The percentage of Americans who say global warming is a serious problem has risen to 83% from 70% in 2004.

**More than two out of three (68%) Americans agree that global warming is something people can control. And fully 81% agree with the statement, “It is my responsibility to help reduce the impacts of global warming.”

**Close to two-thirds (63%) of Americans agree that our country “is in as much danger from environmental hazards such as air pollution and global warming as it is from terrorists.”


** 58% agree that "as the Bible says, the world was literally created in six days."

Wait a second. What was that? Not even evangelicals have a consensus on that last point - and yet a majority of Americans think Moses (and God) got it right?

If that's the case, why aren't the liberals and mass media on huge campaigns for 6 day creation? (
Surely only an uninformed ignoramus, and few others, are still having that argument about whether 6 day creation is scientific) Why aren't former vice presidents (and presidential hopefuls) getting Oscars for documentaries supporting the "Biblical" theory (query whether 6 day creation and Biblical theory are synonymous?) of how the earth came into being? (if you don't think that Oscar was politically motivated and the biggest rigged award ever, I don't know what is)

I mean, you can't argue with science, right? Basically, if you read this poll correctly, the biblical story of creation has only slightly less scientific merit than global warming.

So why don't we here the global warming folks championing the unquestionable scientific fact of literal 6 day creation?

One possible answer is revealed further in the Yale Poll.

71% of the people polled agreed with the statement "I consider myself an intellectual."
59% agreed that "I have more ability than most people."

America is made up of an overwhelming majority of intellectuals, a majority of whom have more ability than the majority. If you don't believe me, ask 2 out of every 3 people you know. They'll know what I mean.




2 comments:

matthew gillikin said...

dude, you're such the polarizing conservative. i guess that's what law school does to people.

Married Man's Minivan said...

Good post. I'm in a similar boat--don't have a strong opinion either way about global warming at this point. However, a formulated opinion is not a requisite to recognize hypocrisy. Your comments seem fair to me.