Bill Nye Is Cancer

Does Bill Nye, the former science guy, actually believe this, uh, stuff, or is he just spoutin it cuz the freaky girl in the video is doin a reverse cowgirl on 'im every night?

Like hypnosis, or somethin.

 

You can't prove God exists, but most people believe it.

Why is that?

 

Bill Nye may be gettin rode like a rented mule by that multi gendered video lady every night, but he ain't God.

 

This forum really has gone down hill....

 

Long ones never flush well.

 

Especially with these wimpy water savin turlets. You need Niagara Falls to get them rascals gone.

 

Climatologist will tell you that there is. However, they will tell you that because their NSF grants depend on it!!
Now, a little secret, most of Earth sciences is based on observational studies!! WHAAAAAATTTTTT??? You're kidding!!!! And for the reasons in my post above. But Earth sciences (and astronomy) are sciences that change what they believe to be fact more often than sciences where randomized studies can be done. Take paleontology, for instance--they base their facts on observations of animal remains in layers of sediments. And they make conclusions based on that data. Pretty straight forward, but, they change those conclusions often, imho.
Anyway, returning to climate change, most of the studies done here, are computer modeling. That means that the evidence used is "input" from humans, not collected data usually, but hypothetical situations. Life has existed and survived in a much hostile and warmer Earth than even the most radical of computer model Earths, and survived well. Birds, the descendants of dinosaurs (paleontology again), are still here. And they are not the "stewards" of the Earth--that is a ridiculous concept based in Pride, one of the Seven Sins, right?
Never forget--humans are here for a bit, and will disappear, and my bet is, we will do it to ourselves...and soon. And Earth will not care. As I have posted before, Earth did not anticipate our arrival, it does not know we are here, and will not care or know when we are gone. Other organisms will inherit the Earth--my bet is on insects.

 

That's what we call a double flusher.

 

Neither. First came the asshole, and you haven't changed.....

 

Thanks for the well thought out post. Definitely some points in here got me thinking, unlike alot of the other drivel in this thread.

"But Earth sciences (and astronomy) are sciences that change what they believe to be fact more often than sciences where randomized studies can be done."

True....the reason for this is technology. Its like saying that we should be using the same observational information gathered by Galileo today instead of info and data gathered by NASA and the Hubble Telescope. Humans advance as time goes on and our understanding of the physical world around us changes with time.


"Anyway, returning to climate change, most of the studies done here, are computer modeling. That means that the evidence used is "input" from humans, not collected data usually, but hypothetical situations."

Thats not entirely true. The Data being used in the study of climate change has been collected by humans since the 1890's. Sure some data is collected by instruments around the globe, but just as much of it is collected by people.

"Birds, the descendants of dinosaurs (paleontology again), are still here. And they are not the "stewards" of the Earth"

I'll admit, I got a chuckle out of this, but I see where you're going. In reality though, yes, birds are descendants of dinosaurs, but comparing birds to humans is a tremendous false equivalency. Can you honestly say that birds have had an equal impact on our planet with humans? What role did sparrows have in the industrial revolution? When was the last time you saw a crow rollin' coal?

 

Well, they suck as bad as HLN, just saying. They're just as far right as Bill Mauer and Stephen Colbert are left. ****ing joke. Also, who here is a real scientist in a related field who can actually state whether or not humans are or are not the cause of climate change? I base my belief that we humans are partially to blame on global warming on scientific findings written by scientists. The only climate deniers I am aware of are lay people and politicians. Maybe I'm just not exposed to the science on the other side. There is tons of material saying we are to blame. I'd like to read it and consider evidence humans are not to blame if anyone can point me in the right direction. Please enlighten me.

 

HA! **** man, I love you but you are flat out wrong about this. They're the biased and delusional hard core right apologists and deniers. If you said BBC was most fair and balanced I could agree with you. This is just as ludicrous as saying HLN is the most fair and biased. They're the lefty nut job cousin of Fox dude.

 

You're entitled to your opinion. Let's be real though, every journalist is bias, they all have their own political leanings. Having said that, to throw a blanket over the entire network is off base. There is a variety of opinions, even some liberal on Fox. You have to use the shopping cart method and pick and choose the ones you want to listen to and ignore the others. I don't like everybody on Fox, just a few. You once told me you like to get your news from the BBC. I can't get down with that either. But different strokes for different folks. We're still friends and will still charge the gnar together!

 

http://www.sepp.org/key_issues/Climate%20Fears%20and%20Finance.pdf

check this out Kai

 

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2014/07/on-global-warming-follow-the-money.php

 

Journalism is a business, so I am not sure why you all look for altruism in it.

No one is going to be totally "fair and balanced". That doesn't get you viewers or more clicks. Sensationalism and divisiveness do this. Hence why journalism is in the state it is.

Everyone has an agenda that appeals to the viewers they are trying to attract. Not a super complex business model...

 

You are talking about the "editorial page". And you are correct, there, it is opinion.
But journalism also includes "reporting", where a writer reports, does not opine, and lets the reader come to their own opinion. This one is the one which has evolved into pure garbage; nobody simply reports anymore. Front page news is splattered with opinion. Every page is now the editorial page.
Good luck with a future in which all are opining and lying......