[Texas Wedge]

Originally Posted by Bigvivec

Because the entire argument smacks of conservative talk showesque rhetoric...I actually vote republican but checked the website and found out that I was allowed to think for myself

Hence GolfSavage's comment:

Do you believe that conservatives (or anyone who disagrees with you) can't think for themselves and must blindly follow what someone else tells them? That's a very condescending attitude

You just did it again in your response to him saying that. A discussion or debate is where two or more people provide their POV/opinion on the subject in order to persuade the other. Those snide comments don't help your argument...they are condescending and arrogant and suggest that everyone who disagrees with you is indeed a moron.

You followed it up with actual factual data that you've personally discovered that has led you to believe the way you do. That is MUCH more persuasive than "you must be an idiot conservative who can't think for himself." I still may not agree with you, but I at least understand your reference for your POV.

Hey...maybe I'm wrong and global warming is man-made and all the crazy scenarios Gore propagate will come true. I simply choose to read articles about the subject from all sides and all points of view on the topic. My opinion is that some broad assumptions have been made and that we don't really KNOW what's going to happen. I read of a climatologist the other day that suggested we are about to do an about-face on the warming trend and within 10 years we will be entering full-on into a global cooling stage that could last for 50+ years. I'm not saying he's right...but there are a lot of scientific opinions out there that don't agree on the global warming issue.