https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comm...searchers/


That's a link to current question and answer session being conducted by scientists working today on the issue of climate change. D6, Jib, JJ, et al, give em your best shot! Fire away! Join the discussion


Here's a tidbit:


"I just saw an interview with Rick Santorum and he said (1) that there was NO consensus among scientists regarding climate change, and that MOST agreed that coal/oil/gas has little to no impact on climate, (2) that the Pope was wrong on facts, wrong on science, and should not have waded into this "political" fight, and (3) God did not make humans that powerful and it is arrogant for us to believe that our actions can frustrate God's plan.

Two questions: Why do you spend your time researching a solution for a problem (anthropogenic climate change) that does not even exist, and do you believe that Rick Santorum is incorrect?

Thank you."


- localman1972


The response:


"Rick Santorum is 1) not a scientist, 2) not an authority on climate change or any other scientific topic, and 3) wrong on all counts. The earth is warming and humans are responsible, and on that point 97% of climate scientists agree. The US National Academy of Sciences regards these as "settled facts", and you should too. Humans have grown powerful enough to disrupt the life support systems on which we all depend. If you have any doubt about that, think about the possibility of nuclear war, which would destroy civilization and turn earth into a living hell. We can indeed destroy the earth, but if we act wisely we need not do so. For more details on the various misconceptions about climate change, see http://www.skepticalscience.com. That site describes what the peer reviewed literature says about climate. Don't listen to politicians about climate, listen to the scientists."

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