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Scatterplot Group: Members Posts: 1981 Joined: Dec. 2007 Posted: Jan. 12 2010, 13:02 America has made 2 films on global warming, that I'm aware of. One by Al Gore and one by Leonardo DiCaprio(not as good). But the best I've seen I saw today. "The Age Of Stupid". Looks like it was made in England with a guy Pete Postelethwaite(sp?-I saw him in Alien 3 and Jurrasic Park 2) narrating and manipulating a clear screen computer in 2055 from an archive of human history. This was the best "Get your ass ready for the harm you've done" film yet. I've noticed the UK seems more keen on climate change than the USA. In the film, we(USA) are so fat, yes we are. Eat enough in one person per day to feed 20 others in places where food is scarce. I'd rather address this than a re-issue of an old album. If I had all encompassing power of all humans on Earth, or Terra(I prefer), I would outlaw NASCAR racing. This would piss off a lot of rednecks, but I enjoy pissing off rednecks. I'd make 1000 other cuts very quickly. I'll reveal them as this thread evolves. Great movie. Gimme feedback. Gotta save ourselves is the ultimate truth. Jim -------------- We raise our voices in the night Crying to heaven And will our voices be heard Or will they break Like the wind Back to top

wiga Group: Members Posts: 2113 Joined: Sep. 2008 Posted: Jan. 12 2010, 14:08 Quote (Scatterplot @ Jan. 12 2010, 13:02) This was the best "Get your ass ready for the harm you've done" film yet. I've noticed the UK seems more keen on climate change than the USA. Jim Sounds to me like the alarmists and 'jobsworths' being very vocal there, and probably not reflective of British public opinion. Global Warming is generally considered a scam by many, and a means for politicians to con us out of green taxes. -------------- Barn's burnt down - now I can see the moon. Back to top

Sir Mustapha Group: Musicians Posts: 2802 Joined: April 2003 Posted: Jan. 12 2010, 18:39 Quote (wiga @ Jan. 12 2010, 14:08) Global Warming is generally considered a scam by many, and a means for politicians to con us out of green taxes. Just as much as denying global warming is a means for corporations to keep their profits riding high. There are very few people who benefit very much on both extreme ends of the problem. The real solution must be somewhere around the middle. -------------- Check out http://ferniecanto.com.br for all my music, including my latest albums: Don't Stay in the City, Making Amends and Builders of Worlds. Also check my Bandcamp page: http://ferniecanto.bandcamp.com Back to top

ex member 419 Group: Members Posts: 1177 Joined: April 2008 Posted: Jan. 12 2010, 20:21 Looking forward to more from "Life According to Jim." Have you ever thought of going into politics Jim? It only takes 1 person to get the domino effect happening! Get those ideas out there! Back to top

wiga Group: Members Posts: 2113 Joined: Sep. 2008 Posted: Jan. 13 2010, 17:22 Talking of Richard (on Hergest Ridge thread) - he was interviewed on Radio2 tonight - promoting his new "Virgin Bank!" Anyhow, asked what would be his biggest concerns if he happened to be the head of the United Nations, he said: - 1.conflict - 2.disease - 3.global warming Aww - sweet.   -------------- Barn's burnt down - now I can see the moon. Back to top

Scatterplot Group: Members Posts: 1981 Joined: Dec. 2007 Posted: Jan. 14 2010, 10:18 Numbers 1 and 2 helped to create #3. -------------- We raise our voices in the night Crying to heaven And will our voices be heard Or will they break Like the wind Back to top

ex member 892 Group: Members Posts: 827 Joined: July 2008 Posted: Jan. 16 2010, 16:19 Quote (Scatterplot @ Jan. 12 2010, 13:02) If I had all encompassing power of all humans on Earth, or Terra(I prefer), I would outlaw NASCAR racing. This would piss off a lot of rednecks, but I enjoy pissing off rednecks. I'd make 1000 other cuts very quickly. I'll reveal them as this thread evolves. Great movie. Gimme feedback. Gotta save ourselves is the ultimate truth. I most certainly hope you are joking there, Jim. Outlawing NASCAR (or anything else) is not the solution. I'm so sick of the liberal mindset: the solution for everything is ban this, tax that, spend a 100 billion freaking dollars that don't even exist... I am not a redneck, and I do believe that something's gotta give, but more regulation is not what we need. I'm sure I just pissed off just about everybody on this forum, but oh well. Over and out for now. Back to top

nightspore Group: Members Posts: 4770 Joined: Mar. 2008 Posted: Jan. 16 2010, 19:05 The reason why a lot of people are skeptical about global warming is that the hypothesis "human beings are responsible for g.w." is not a falsifiable one, in the sense of philosopher Karl Popper: this means you can't devise an experiment that would prove the hypothesis wrong (the way you can prove wrong, for example, the hypothesis "All swans are white"). My own view is that we should act as though the hypothesis is true, just in case!, but the skeptics do have a methodological point. Back to top

Scatterplot Group: Members Posts: 1981 Joined: Dec. 2007 Posted: Jan. 16 2010, 22:16 No Syd, if anyone pissed them off, I did. We can bury our heads under a blanket of shite(I finally figured out what shite is)until we suffocate, or try to get out from under it. Burning millions of gallons of fuel for entertainment is stooopid. Right now might not be the best time for this, with Haiti and all......so I'm going to shut up. -------------- We raise our voices in the night Crying to heaven And will our voices be heard Or will they break Like the wind Back to top

Starwatcher Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: June 2004 Posted: Jan. 17 2010, 10:39 Quote Burning millions of gallons of fuel for entertainment is stooopid. Hi Jim, you're absolutely right with this! And I know all the unappreciative reactions you get when you speak out something like that.   -------------- "...but every while I would remember..." Back to top

ex member 892 Group: Members Posts: 827 Joined: July 2008 Posted: Jan. 17 2010, 12:46 Quote (Scatterplot @ Jan. 16 2010, 22:16) Burning millions of gallons of fuel for entertainment is stooopid. I actually agree. I just don't think banning it is a good solution. And for the record I think watching a bunch of cars go round and round a loop is extremely boring. Also, in my last post when I said "I'm so sick of the liberal mindset", I really should have said "extreme liberal" mindset. I agree with some environmentalists, and also I think it's great when people volunteer (as long as it's actually voluntary) and donate to just causes (again, if it's actually voluntary). In particular, if anybody here has the means, seriously consider donating to Haiti. As you all know, the situation there is horrible. And in closing, I'm not into the extreme conservative philosophy either. I'm actually a libertarian, which is a little of both (free minds and free markets). Back to top

ex member 892 Group: Members Posts: 827 Joined: July 2008 Posted: Jan. 21 2010, 15:49 Crap. I did not mean to screw up this thread for everybody. Please, go ahead and post, I'll shut up. Back to top

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