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Originally Posted by tuccillo
This is definitely off topic but does deserve a response. Anthropogenic global warming is more than a theory. The real question, in my opinion, is how much of a perturbation on the longer term climatic trends has it caused and will it non-linearly send us into a regime that would not have existed otherwise. As such, it remains an area of active research. To deny that there is an impact goes against well established science.
Full disclosure: undergraduate and graduate degrees in Atmospheric Science and developer of numerical atmospheric models for NASA and the National Weather Service.
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I agree with you (BTW, nice pedigree). My point is that some people assume that man caused global warming is a fact (the term "settled science" is used a lot). Man may or may not have an impact. I'm just saying it has not been proven, therefore, it is still a theory "that it is caused by man".