( searching 654 episodes of Calamities of Nature!)
Warming Consensus[[ Harold and Aaron take a walk. ]] Aaron: When global warming is presented in the media, one person is chosen to debate each side to supposedly provide a balanced discussion. Aaron: This makes it seem like global warming has less support in the scientific community than it really does. Harold: What if the debates were more representative? Reporter: Tonight on CNN, one global warming denier will debate 3,000 Climatologists. [[ We see a view with a reporter in the middle of two groups, one person on one side and a large crowd of people on the other. ]] Aaron: Yeah, I don't think that would go over well... {{ Alt-Text: When global warming is presented in the media, one person is chosen to debate each side to supposedly provide a balanced discussion... }} {{ Title: Maybe they can have the global warming denier mud wrestle the 3,000 climatologists to boost ratings! }}http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=571
Warming Consensus
Forecasting[[ Aaron and Harold watching TV. ]] TV: It's freezing weather up and down the east coast, and we're supposed to believe in Global Warming? TV: A heat wave continues in the west, just more proof of Global Warming. Harold: When will people realize there's a difference between weather and climate? TV: If we can't predict the weather next week, how can we know what will happen 20 years from now?! Aaron: It better be sooner rather than later. {{alt text: As the global warming crisis continues to develop, many of the people arguing about climate change don't even understand the basics of the science behind it.}}http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=479
Forecasting
Hot Debate[[Ferdinand and Raymond out for a walk.]] Raymond: If you needed brain surgery would you perform it yourself? Ferdinand: No, I'd have a surgeon do it. Raymond: Would you ever calculate inspiraling black hole trajectories yourself? Ferdinand: No, I'd talk to a theoretical physicist. Raymond: So I guess you defer to the experts when it comes to global warming. Ferdinand: What?! I'm not letting elitist scientists tell me how to think! {{alt text: A comic strip about global warming.}}http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=322
Hot Debate
Cultural Shift[[ Aaron and Harold walking in an autumn woods, by a lake or stream. ]] Harold: Solving Global Warming will require a dramatic shift in the way we normally think. Harold: Instead of focusing on the short term, we must realize that sacrifices now can have long term benefits. Harold: Instead of just thinking about ourselves, we have to understand how out actions impact the larger community. Aaron: We are so screwed. {{alt text: As if global warming wasn't a big enough problem, there are both practical and cultural changes needed to solve it.}}http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=421
Cultural Shift
Passionate Beliefs[[Raymond and Aaron out for a walk]] Raymond: Aaron, you always criticize religious people for adhering to their beliefs... Raymond: ... But the beliefs you have about evolution, global warming, or the lack of God are just as passionate as any fundamentalist. Raymond: How are you any better? Aaron: There's one big difference. Aaron: I know what it would take for me to change my mind. {{alt text: Even though everyone is equally passionate, it doesn't make all views equally valid.}}http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=338
Passionate Beliefs
The American Skeptic[[ Aaron and Raymond take a walk... ] Raymond: You criticize Americans for not being bigger skeptics, but they show plenty of skepticism. Raymond: They're skeptical of Big Government and they're skeptical of Global Warming. Raymond: They're skeptical of whether we went to the moon, whether the government is hiding aliens, and the cause of 9/11. Aaron: Americans aren't skeptics, they're conspiracy theorists. {{alt-text: Americans love to be skeptical, as long as it doesn't require any skepticism. }}http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=454
The American Skeptic
Michele BachmannText Panel: Michele Bachmann doesn't think Evolution or Global Warming are true, and she's said the cervical cancer vaccine has caused mental retardation. Here's an exclusive look at her views on other Science topics. Caption: On Gravity: Michele Bachmann: Why should we believe something that's only a "theory"? Caption: On the periodic table... Michele Bachmann: Students need to hear all sides and decide for themselves. That's why I support teaching that the elements are Air, Fire, Earth, and Water. Caption: On the Big Bang... Michele Bachmann: Clearly it's not true because everyone knows there's no sound in space. Sub-Caption: Vote republican if you too and anti-reality! {{ Title: The problem with the Republicans becoming the anti-science party is that science has a pretty good track record of being right in the end. }}http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=587
Michele Bachmann
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