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ninty · 03-15-2005, 08:52 PM

The problem is today's humans have only been around for what, 50,000 years? In the course of history its not that long.

Really, the earth has been populated by humans really for only the last 6,000 years. Thats when we begin to see some growth of modern man. I guess we could even say since the last 10,000 years, which would be from teh Ice Age on. Since the ice age, temperatures have been relativley stable. This means that ice caps don't melt nor do glaciers.

I'm sure there have been great climate changes in the past. However, during these changes, humans wern't really around to experience them. Population densities are nothing like they were back then.

If the ice caps melt, it will cause flooding. The flooding will subside and eventually turn into drought, and a large amount of the population will die. The difference between then and now is that there are 6.5 billion people on the planet. Thats why we should be concerned.

If greenhouse gasses contribute to this, then it should be our responsibility to stop it IMO.

The fact is, even if greenhouse gasses don't cause global warming, the planet is still warming up. If it warms up too much, we'll be at a point of no return whereby we will see massive death across the globe. Either way, I don't see anyone saying pollution is healthy or good for you.

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ninty is Offline Major General Posts: 12,683 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Calgary	03-15-2005, 08:52 PM The problem is today's humans have only been around for what, 50,000 years? In the course of history its not that long. Really, the earth has been populated by humans really for only the last 6,000 years. Thats when we begin to see some growth of modern man. I guess we could even say since the last 10,000 years, which would be from teh Ice Age on. Since the ice age, temperatures have been relativley stable. This means that ice caps don't melt nor do glaciers. I'm sure there have been great climate changes in the past. However, during these changes, humans wern't really around to experience them. Population densities are nothing like they were back then. If the ice caps melt, it will cause flooding. The flooding will subside and eventually turn into drought, and a large amount of the population will die. The difference between then and now is that there are 6.5 billion people on the planet. Thats why we should be concerned. If greenhouse gasses contribute to this, then it should be our responsibility to stop it IMO. The fact is, even if greenhouse gasses don't cause global warming, the planet is still warming up. If it warms up too much, we'll be at a point of no return whereby we will see massive death across the globe. Either way, I don't see anyone saying pollution is healthy or good for you.