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Originally Posted by Byte1
No one disputes the term "Climate Change." But, the debate is whether or not man is responsible or not. I believe that the climate will change whether or not man exists. I read the debates, but have yet to be convinced. Just because someone has credentials, does not make that person 100% accurate 100% of the time.
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1. People DO dispute the term, there are people (and media "sources") that insist that Climate Change is a hoax, and isn't happening at all.
2. That is not "the" debate. There is no singular debate. There are a couple of debates going on:
a) whether climate change is a concern at all (see #1 - climate deniers)
b) whether humans have *contributed* to it (not whether we are responsible for it).
c) if a) and b) are true, then what, if anything, can we do to slow down OUR part in it?
The first step in fixing any problem is to identify the problem and confirm that it is, in fact, a problem.
Climate change is a problem.
Human civilization is a contributing factor to the problem.
Humans -can- make changes to reduce their contribution.
Those are things that some folks consider factual. Others consider a global conspiracy. When the two come together and agree on the truth of the matter, then the human race will be able to do something, if something is necessary or even possible.
In the meantime, those of us who DO believe that it's a problem, that we are contributing to it, and that we /can/ make changes to reduce our contribution, should at least try to make some changes.