Prehistoric jungles laughed at global warming

Heads up: If you are going to happen to mention anything along the lines of "LOL THERE WERE NO SUVS THEN LOL!!11" then please don't even bother to post.

I do not think the arguement is that there will be an extinction event due to climate change, but that all the melting ice will raise ocean levels and displace hundreds of millions of people. Also changes such as desertification will lead to there being a harder time growing crops and supporting the world human population. The various animals of the world that survive will be doing just fine. As long as a few survive the diversity will eventually return.

Heads up: If you are going to happen to mention anything along the lines of "LOL THERE WERE NO SUVS THEN LOL!!11" then please don't even bother to post. Quite right, of course. We can't have anyone challenging the orthodoxy, can we.

Quite right, of course. We can't have anyone challenging the orthodoxy, can we. Well, I completely disagree with you here. First, it is healthy to rationally challenge anything from a scientific standpoint: this happens constantly in the scientific community. Second, I would certainly not call the consensus of the scientific community "orthodoxy": It certainly isn't, and anyone who thinks such is kidding only themselves. In science, all scientific theories are temporarily viewed as the most accurate hypothesis posited and examined by the community based on the evidence, and nothing more. Third... [More]

Well, I completely disagree with you here. First, it is healthy to rationally challenge anything from a scientific standpoint: this happens constantly in the scientific community. Second, I would certainly not call the consensus of the scientific community "orthodoxy": It certainly isn't, and anyone who thinks such is kidding only themselves. In science, all scientific theories are temporarily viewed as the most accurate hypothesis posited and examined by the community based on the evidence, and nothing more. Third, screaming "LOL SUVS LOL WALLHAX!11" is not challenging anything, besides perha... [More]

I do not think the arguement is that there will be an extinction event due to climate change, but that all the melting ice will raise ocean levels and displace hundreds of millions of people. Also changes such as desertification will lead to there being a harder time growing crops and supporting the world human population. The various animals of the world that survive will be doing just fine. As long as a few survive the diversity will eventually return. Yes, but some of us do care about the Holocene extinction event, cos there is pretty much no doubt on the cause of that.

Yes, but some of us do care about the Holocene extinction event, cos there is pretty much no doubt on the cause of that. this statement means that there is doubt if you admit it or not. pretty much does not mean 100% sure

this statement means that there is doubt if you admit it or not. pretty much does not mean 100% sure So what, you'll never find 100% consensus on anything and this is science, nothing is ever 100%.