Is (anthropogenic) global warming real? On one hand, there’s an obvious answer. On the other, the question can never be answered. I’m a confusing asshole? Sure. My point remains. As far as scientists, or “the literature” is concerned, global warming is real as fuck. Some scenarios call for a doomsday by 2050, others give us quite a while longer before we feel the brunt of the change. BUT, there really is no disputing the fact that the world is getting warmer. If you want, go ahead and check every published peer-reviewed article on the subject. There is not one that disagrees. Global temperature is rising. If you disagree, you are either a stubborn, closed-minded fuck or an ignorant fuck. Either way, you are a fuck, and I will not waste time discussing the issue with you, in the same way I’m through debating the evidence for evolution with creationist fucks. I hate fucks. A lot.

Sorry for the rant. So, global warming is real (the obvious answer). On the other hand, the question can never be truly answered, because there is no “control” world identical to our in every respect except without humans. A fundamental rule of science is the good ol’ “no control, no conclusion”, and with good reason. As real as global warming seems (is), people may not actually be causing it. There is every reason to believe we are, and if you look at historical warmings and coolings, this warming is happening at a rate much, MUCH faster than ever before. But we can never know for sure. Scientists get paid to question basic truths, just in case they are not true. At some point in time, it was self evident that the world was flat and had a little sun orbiting around it, and some god schmuck put every animal on earth just the way he wanted them to be. Everything is fair game to be questioned, and you will never hear me get mad at scientists who question whether humans are actually causing climate change. This is not the point. This rant is titled “On science and policy”, so lets get to the policy aspect, eh?

Why are governments not taking meaningful action against climate change? What the fuck is wrong with them? The excuse always comes back to the jury supposedly still being out on the climate change issue. Because scientists cannot prove global warming is real (and never can, as I said before), many politicunts are simply calling for more research before committing to action against climate change. This is fucked, and wrong. Policy should always be based on the BEST AVAILABLE knowledge at the time, not absolute truths, as these can never exist. This is why new laws are still being made - because our knowledge of the world is changing. We do not know for sure what the root causes of poverty, crime, violence, or addictions are. But we do have policies to deal with these issues, and these policies are based on the best data we have. As more data comes in, we change our policies if necessary. Sometimes, we feel rehabilitation of criminals is the best bet, and other times we try a deterrent/punishment system. These are not based on fact, they are based on assumptions of human nature. And our best available climate data (in fact, all our fucking data) says that global warming is a real threat. So it should be policy to combat it. No fucking around. The excuses are bullshit. And really, if global warming somehow turns out to be fake, whats the worst possible consequence from trying to reduce our emissions? Conservation of a precious, limited resource? What a fucking terrible outcome.

If the profanity above offends you, too fucking bad. I care a lot about this issue, and will speak my mind accordingly. Fuck you. (And thanks to GFK’s sick enviro-hardcore for fueling this rant)