(I am not saying that Al Gore is the beast. We will talk about Al Gore later.)When talking about the end of the world, I always figured it would be some wacky fortuneteller claiming "the end is near." Maybe a religious fanatic who thinks he found some secret code written in The Bible or on some old coin.
I never thought it would be respected people of science.
But, it is science that is claiming "the end is near."
What is interesting is that history proves that the panic caused by the fear of something, is sometimes more dangerous than what people are afraid of.
During the turn of the century- 1799 to 1800. So many people believed the end of the world would take place, many farmers didn’t plant enough crops. They just planted enough to survive, but not much extra to sell. This caused a food shortage and some people starved to death. The world didn’t come to an end.
In 1999, many people began to believe that computers would crash at the turn of the century. Banks and companies spent millions to find out if their computers would crash and what could be done to fix this. There was a fear that if people, not trusting banks and the stock market, would begin to pull their money out. This could cause a financial crisis. A bank doesn’t have enough money to close out everyone’s account. America may not have enough printed money to provide the funds if all Americans removed their money from the stock market and banks.
Fortunately, people didn’t panic and there was no stock market crash. We definitely cannot thank the media for that. They played out the "Y2K-end of the world" story for what it was worth.
Today, the wizards and fortunetellers predict global warming is the end. But you can stop it. All you have to do is drive a smaller car. Turn that A/C off. Don’t turn your thermostat above 68 degrees. Wear a sweater. By doing this, you can stop global warming and save the world.
But, can we stop the earth from warming..??
I believe the earth warms and cools over thousands of years. I believe this because scientific core samples prove this. The warming and cooling of the earth can explain why we find aquatic fossils in the desert. But these same core samples also prove humans have little to do with the earth’s warming and cooling. The bulk of the earth’s warming and cooling took place before humans had factories or cars. So humans are not causing global warming.
What can be debated is if humans are causing the earth to warm (or cool) faster than normal. To prove this, you would need temperature readings before the human industrial age. We do not. Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the mercury thermometer in 1714. However, it didn’t get used worldwide until the 1800's.
Galileo used alcohol thermometers 100 years earlier. Galileo’s scale was different and alcohol thermometers are not reliable.
Some scientists argue that humans are causing global cooling. So who the hell knows..??
There is nothing wrong with conserving resources. Nothing at all wrong with getting an alternative power source and getting away from oil. If you want to drive a small car and wear a sweater in your house to stay warm. That is great! But many of us choose to pay the higher fuel bills to enjoy a better quality of life. Quality of life is not a waste of energy. Some of us drive a bigger car because of our jobs, or we like the safety and traction a bigger vehicle delivers.
Why would we drastically change human life on an educated guess..??
Enter Al Gore...
Someone put a muzzle on Al Gore during the 2000 elections. Having written the book "Life in the balance", you would have expected Al Gore to be a fanatical environmentalist. One who calls for extreme taxes on gas to force people to drive less. Calling for a cut on all logging to save trees. A politician who demands a large-intrusive government that tells you what you can build on YOUR property. But Al Gore barely mentioned the environment during the 2000 elections.
Today that has changed...
Al Gore is burning tons of fuel. Creating a huge "carbon cloud" at every place he stops to talk about the environment. Al Gore will save the earth. Al Gore is reminding me of those extreme religious leaders who liberals hate. The preachers who preach that YOU should follow Gods word, then these same preachers head out and cheat on their wives, steal, lie, and molest children.
Al Gore is preaching for YOU to save the environment, while he flies all over the globe burning toxic fossil fuels. Does Al Gore live in a house made of wood? Does he use electricity? Does he buy newspapers, toilet paper, and computer paper?
Or is he asking you to do these things..?? Al Gore cannot because he is too important to follow his own advice..??
So…
Regardless of what Al Gore, or global warming scientists, or Militant Environmentalists, or The 666 Beast says..
I think we will all be here on Wednesday.
