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Originally Posted by YeOldeCurmudgeon
But not even close to how quickly the increasing temps have occurred since the advent of the Industrial Revolution. This is the key factor that your point fails to address. This has also been referenced by other posters, some of whom have made very compelling arguments and you should read them.
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Here's the problem: Yes, temperatures have been rising since we have been keeping records, about 150 years. They go up and down , year to year, decade to decade, but overall have risen. What we don't know, however, is how many times in the last 4 million years (the time frame of our
current ice age) that temperatures have risen just as quick, or even much quicker. Without a frame of reference, it is IMPOSSIBLE to draw conclusions one way or the other. It's like standing on the shore, looking at nothing but ocean on the horizon, but drawing conclusions as to how far away to the other side.