Science Panel Calls Global Warming 'Unequivocal'
N.Y. Times
I feel it's awfully irresponsible of humanity and especially Christians to be so stubborn as to the results of global warming. The staunch Christian perspective is that God will not allow us to destroy our planet, which I understand and agree; however, I believe we've been blessed with scientists who have found these problems before they become much worse. So many things have been affected by our neglect of the environment. If you don't believe it, take note that pregnant women are told not to eat large fish because they have been contaminated in recent years by heavy metals (particularly mercury, which has a delusionary effect on people and makes the fetus prone to mental problems); glaciers are melting (Oslo, Norway's glaciers, where the Olympics were held not long ago have shrunk several meters). This global warming is not only changing our climate, but our food supply, the chemical balance of our bodies, and the cancers we are more prone to.
Science often has bad effects when it finally reaches us as a commercial commodity. Often times, when science is introduced into the commercial realm, corporations neglect the environment first in order to maximize profits. People were indifferent about the smog produced by steel mills. X-rays were originally done for several minutes until the skin would turn red. I wonder sometimes that the increase in cell phone and wireless signals we produce are going to affect our health and that of our children. This naïveté is a demonstration of what is to come from our greenhouse gas problems.
The world we live in today is based around evidence and observation produced by scientists. From the foundation of our homes, bioengineered crops, medicines and healthcare, and, of course, computers science has demonstrated great benefit to our commercial and healthcare industries. Science is not intended to prove or disprove God; it is merely the use of observation to eventually produce an expected result. I find it hard to believe that Christians can accept grace by faith and love which are not scientifically observable, but cannot accept the evidence of global warming which is observable, calculable, and clearly evident. It is irresponsible and irreverent to God to knowingly neglect the findings of these scientists and continue to ruin the environment.
Al Gore on global warming
Al Gore is a spokesperson for global warming because if some unknown scientist showed up onscreen it would fall on deaf ears. Regardless of how you feel about him, he is a very intelligent man who has contributed a lot to our country and the world and he gained the power of the office he held due to his stature. His 'celebrity' status has given global warming a voice: one that, regardless if upheld by Christians, is now being upheld by our legislature and even the President.
Earth's atmosphere
There are 2 shields that protect the earth. One is the magnetic field created by our gravity and our cyclic electromagnetic core. As we circle the sun, the magnetic shield reflects and repels harmful UV rays as well as gamma radiation and caustic mesons that would normally destroy our skin. The second shield is our ozone atmosphere which is like a blanket of heavy molecules that make our atmosphere dense enough to burn up fast moving particles. To stay in orbit, a mass must maintain an approximate speed of 17,600mph, thus, everything is a fast-moving particle.
Ozone depletion
After thinking about it for a while, I remembered from some college experiments (not performed on me) that ozone (O3) is created naturally by static electricity. Many of the refrigerants and aerosols we used in this country contributed to excess Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) which naturally steal an oxygen atom from ozone and therefore deplete the ozone layer. These CFCs also produced things like acid rains, crop problems, plankton death, and temperature warm ups. Reduction in CFCs over the past 20+ years allowed the ozone layer to just begin to 'heal' itself. I decided to look up a more concise explanation on Wikipedia. We've made progress in this department because someone listened to the scientists.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_depletion
Global warming
I wanted to get a better perspective on what global warming really means. We have a new problem which has been produced by our reliance on fossil fuels. This is something that has been brought to public attention for a long time; however, no one has listened for over 30 years. I didn't know enough about global warming until I read this exposition on Wikipedia.
