tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post3482301427421141083..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Global Warming Hoax & the Myth of Scientific ConcensusFr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-71304398971643749832009-01-22T23:30:00.000-06:002009-01-22T23:30:00.000-06:00I am not an apologist for or against global warmin...I am not an apologist for or against global warming because two different sets of scientists can view the same data and draw different conclusions which leaves me confused.<BR/><BR/>What about this I read yesterday?<BR/>http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE50I4G520090119?sp=true<BR/><BR/>Antartic ice shelf due to collapse due to global warming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-71576183318110812942009-01-21T05:19:00.000-06:002009-01-21T05:19:00.000-06:00Maggr,Thanks for this comment...however, I will no...Maggr,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this comment...however, I will not publish your other comment.<BR/><BR/>You can call me whatever you like, but the second you trash the Pope, you're outta here.<BR/><BR/>Period.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-9007285390019386772009-01-21T02:50:00.000-06:002009-01-21T02:50:00.000-06:00If co2 increases temperature and increased tempera...If co2 increases temperature and increased temperature increases co2 ,then, would the temperature have spiralled off the scale a long long time ago ? <BR/><BR/>Yup , it would have , that is if global warming were not a hoax foisted upon the vulnerable and the opportunists whose left wing lives are so freakin' devoid of purpose (religion ).<BR/><BR/>BTW "freakin" is religious term.<BR/><BR/>MaggrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-5269730268092547472009-01-12T22:13:00.000-06:002009-01-12T22:13:00.000-06:00Leo, Thanks for reading and commenting! You've do...Leo, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for reading and commenting! You've done some of the work I was planning to do for a post on our Green Pope. <BR/><BR/>The Holy Father is calling Catholics to a legitimate stewardship of creation that falls to us in virtue of our own creatureliness. My concern in this post should not be read as a denial of that stewardship. <BR/><BR/>My concern is the quasi-religious tone of the GW hysterics and their media mouthpieces. When I say that "GW is a hoax" I do not mean that the global is not warming. I mean simply that the whole complex of GW ideology is a hoax; that is, that increased carbon levels in the atmosphere are causing the globe to warm; this warming is changing the climate; the changing climate is adversely affecting the weather; therefore, we need expansive, international intervention to force people to become GW hysterics. <BR/><BR/>The hoax rests in the causal links btw and among these premises.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-10094084389812983652009-01-12T14:33:00.000-06:002009-01-12T14:33:00.000-06:00Do you think the person who said this is a member ...Do you think the person who said this is a member of the Church of Global Warming?<BR/><BR/>"Indeed, questions of security, development goals, reduction of local and global inequalities, protection of the environment, of resources and of the CLIMATE, require all international leaders to act jointly and to show a readiness to work in good faith, respecting the law, and promoting solidarity with the weakest regions of the planet. I am thinking especially of those countries in Africa and other parts of the world which remain on the margins of authentic integral development, and are therefore at risk of experiencing only the negative effects of globalization."<BR/><BR/>Pope Benedict's address to the UN General Assembly 18 April 2008<BR/>http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2008/april/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20080418_un-visit_en.html<BR/><BR/><BR/>"Preservation of the environment, promotion of sustainable development and particular attention to climate change are matters of grave concern for the entire human family. No nation or business sector can ignore the ethical implications present in all economic and social development. With increasing clarity scientific research demonstrates that the impact of human actions in any one place or region can have worldwide effects."<BR/><BR/>B16, 1 September 2007<BR/>http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/letters/2007/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20070901_symposium-environment_en.html<BR/><BR/>Presumably he also authorized the Vatican City aiming to become the the first 'carbon neutral' state in the world.<BR/>http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=9868<BR/><BR/>Unless the Pope is part of the international scientific and political conspiracy you mention...<BR/><BR/>Leo<BR/><BR/>BTW, Fr Philip I have edified and stimulated by most of your posts I have so far read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-59056619084996252232009-01-10T23:17:00.000-06:002009-01-10T23:17:00.000-06:00OBpoet,In all the ways that really matter, I'm as ...OBpoet,<BR/><BR/>In all the ways that really matter, I'm as green as you can get. As Christians, we have a tremendous responsibility in using and caring for our environment. What I have no patience for is the lefty hysteria around GW that has slowly taken on the rhetorical flavor of fundamentalist religion. Reputable scientists who question the Data are called "deniers" and even equated with holocaust deniers. The whole preaching green in the public schools has become a kind of creepy spirituality. <BR/><BR/>Good article on the myth of glacial melting:<BR/><BR/>http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/environment/waterworld.html<BR/><BR/>Remember the predictions of the Coming Ice Age in the 80's? What are seeing now is the natural cyclical melting of ice that accumulated during that time. In other words, current melting is a natural corrective response to too much ice and snow back then.<BR/><BR/>http://www.globalwarminghysteria.com/ten-myths-of-global-warming/Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-30466282782871687502009-01-10T20:46:00.000-06:002009-01-10T20:46:00.000-06:00So lets change the debate to air quality. It is i...So lets change the debate to air quality. It is infinitely easier to quantify and something we can all support (who wants to breathe dirty air?). Glaciers are melting, but who knows why. Crap in the air is a much more straightforward issue.Obpoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16287885673401261090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-46370086321754609252009-01-09T22:05:00.000-06:002009-01-09T22:05:00.000-06:00Matt is exactly right. The GW hysteria is a Frank...Matt is exactly right. The GW hysteria is a Frankenstein's monster that relies on body parts from a number of dead ideologies...recycled from gnostic philosophy, crap science, neo-Marxism, feminist theologies, and other less dubious but no less harmful social control movements, including Zero Population Growth and the deification of teachnology.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-5114087616746392562009-01-09T21:56:00.000-06:002009-01-09T21:56:00.000-06:00@chrisacs:I'd point out, in addition to what Fathe...@chrisacs:<BR/><BR/>I'd point out, in addition to what Father stated, GW has for many of its adherents provided a convenient movement with which to challenge the Catholic Church's teaching on the dignity and primacy of the human person, going so far as to claim that having children is harmful to the environment and that the ultimate way to "go green" would be to effect the extinction of the Human race.Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07603153893300094147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-76730307913611002272009-01-09T21:34:00.000-06:002009-01-09T21:34:00.000-06:00I've recently read of a move to tax farmers fo...I've recently read of a move to tax farmers for the amount & type of livestock they have, the idea being that Bossie chewing her cud & farting will produce methane gas that'll harm the enviornment.<BR/><BR/>Guess we can all breathe easier now (as long as we're upwind of Bossie).Subvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13523683273450353313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-50277730510374439262009-01-09T19:07:00.000-06:002009-01-09T19:07:00.000-06:00hmm..collecting alms (taxpayer dollars), hadn't th...hmm..collecting alms (taxpayer dollars), hadn't thought of it that way. I have however compared selling carbon offsets to the selling of indulgences. :-)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867746851470124752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-75748939949609216902009-01-09T08:37:00.000-06:002009-01-09T08:37:00.000-06:00Chesterton said: Politicians use statistics like a...Chesterton said: Politicians use statistics like a drunkard uses a light post, more for support than illumination. I would add scientists looking for grant money and/or NYT best-seller list.Baron Korfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07215856728880521796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-22295436293167282892009-01-09T04:35:00.000-06:002009-01-09T04:35:00.000-06:00Chris,Great questions...Recently, the Church of En...Chris,<BR/><BR/>Great questions...<BR/><BR/>Recently, the Church of England divested itself of holdings in companies that do share its new found faith in GW. They reinvested the money in "green funds," projects set up on the very dubious grounds of GW hysteria. <BR/><BR/>Many on the very edge of the GW ideology point to Christian understandings of the ecology as the devil in the woods...meaning, they blame the Church for the alleged destruction of the earth. Their accusations are not entirely untrue, but their proposed solutions would infringe on the Church's right to govern itself.<BR/><BR/>Since left-liberals have succeed in removing the nations Christian heritage from the classroom, they have replaced it with the religion of GW. GW provides them with the perfect framework to push "population control" (birth control, same-sex marriage, and abortion), social responsibility to the poor (gov't wealth redistribution projects), and other pseudo-religious antics.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-26199772101946012112009-01-09T03:21:00.000-06:002009-01-09T03:21:00.000-06:00aaaahhh, but as a Dominican you'll have to share t...aaaahhh, but as a Dominican you'll have to share that bailout with the less fortunate..right? (hint: the less fortunate would be ME)MightyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02563721884001643857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-51688126190405418772009-01-09T02:15:00.000-06:002009-01-09T02:15:00.000-06:00FatherI concede that this is your blog and my attn...Father<BR/>I concede that this is your blog and my attnedance is voluntary, albeit for my own good (perhaps I should demur at this point). Additionally, I do not and did not claim politics and religion do not intersect but where is the intersection here? Why has global warming become a quasi religion? Is there something deeper to this and what or better yet how does Catholic theology answer this? I’ve seen the hypothesis that global warming is a new paganism but don’t think that’s the case. There are too many smart people, Al Gore NOT included, who present global warming very lucidly. I guess I am more interested in these views than I am in your climatology expertise. Then again it is your blog!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>When I was in the Army, we had a saying if something didn’t look right – “messed up as a football bat.” Hence my moonbat question!<BR/><BR/>God Bless and very respectfully<BR/><BR/>chrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-73742918542282361592009-01-09T01:30:00.000-06:002009-01-09T01:30:00.000-06:00Chris,"Moonbat" is a term I use to describe those ...Chris,<BR/><BR/>"Moonbat" is a term I use to describe those who flit around biting at any and every trendy idea that floats by...imagine a blind bat chasing a bug.<BR/><BR/>You can buy the book...but you will have to tell me why theology has nothing to do with politics. Or, if they do intersect, why I shouldn't write about the intersection. Keep in mind, visiting and reading my blog is purely voluntary...for now, that is! I intend to petition the Obama for a bailout and the passage of a bill that requires all Americans to read my blog everyday. It's for their own good.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-83815543300444915402009-01-09T00:47:00.000-06:002009-01-09T00:47:00.000-06:00Father1. What is a "moonbat?"2. Reference your a...Father<BR/><BR/>1. What is a "moonbat?"<BR/>2. Reference your answer to a previous question - If I buy you a book ($50 dollar value fo course) at Amazon will you stick to theology on your site?<BR/><BR/>Respectfully<BR/><BR/>chrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com