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Originally Posted by tallredwookie
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To the poster above saying that global warming is a theory. Just stop. Using FoxNews talking points just stinks. Global warming has never been stated as theory, it has been publoshed and backed up by scientific fact, the mainstream media IS foxnews, the most watched tv news channel IS mainstream. The other side to global warming is people who aren't paying attention....Have any of you been to a nuclear plant clean up site? Have any of you seen a strip mine? Have any of you dealt with someone who died from asbestos poisioning?Lung Cancer? I have and all of these were man made and caused by us. At no point should we kid ourselves that we don't impact the environment.
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I'm afraid you are mistaken. Global warming is, in fact, a theory. Much the same as the theory of evolution.
There are precious few scientific laws (or “facts”). They would include laws of nature such as: the law of gravity, the law of thermodynamics, and Hook’s law of elasticity.
A theory, on the other hand, is an explanation of a set of related observations or events based upon hypotheses. A theory is used to make predictions of events. But, given the nature of theories, it is just as possible to disprove as it is to prove. This is due to the fact that laws are used to explain single, provable events. Theories, on the other hand, are complex events that rely on multiple hypotheses to try and predict the outcome of events. The greater the complexity of a theory, then the more room there is for error, or unpredictable results.
The THEORY of global warming is an incredibly complex one. Given this, there is a greater risk for unpredictable outcomes. And, this is the reason that there are scientists who disagree with this theory. Yes, they are out there. They just aren't being given an opportunity to give their "talking points" on FOX News.
The problem now, is that there a lot of people (including the media) that are stating these theories as if they were scientific laws. They are being taught to our children in schools as if they were "facts", along with the theory of evolution. The problem with that is that they are not laws (or "facts") at all, but only theories.