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Originally Posted by Azrael Jackson
2: Global Warming isn't caused by simple heat. If that were the case, we'd already be dead because of the existence of the sun. Global Warming is a phenomenon that has occurred several times throughout history, however, the problem with it now is that it's happening at a much faster rate. Global Warming is caused by certain gases being trapped in the stratosphere before they eventually fall down in the form of precipitation; these gases trap the sunlight in and keep it from leaving for longer periods. This happens all the time, but the reason it's so harmful now is because these gases, such as methane, are being produced at higher rates due to factors such as factories and people burning trash. As such, there is so much of it in the atmosphere that it traps far more heat than normal, causing it to be more catastrophic.
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Brethren and sisters,
Here we can see the perils of self-righteousness. A person simply asserts some scientific-sounding items
without bothering to check the facts - even from the
secular viewpoint. In addition, the person provides no references for fact-checking. This is very different from us, as we provide
Biblical references
all the time. My reply is color-coded for the benefit of this person.
But I won't bother providing the references either, it is good for those who simply rely on their fallible memories to do some
actual data retrieval themselves.
- Item: We'd be dead because of the Sun/heat (badly phrased in the citation above so I had to deduce what the person actually meant with the ambiguities). On the contrary, if we only had the Sun to warm us (from the viewpoint of atheist science from now until until told otherwise) the average temperature of the Earth would be significantly below freezing (around 252-254K). We'd not be "dead" because "of the existence of the Sun", we'd not even be here as the Earth would be permanently frozen.
- Item: Stratosphere is above the layers responsible for the "trapping of the greenhouse gases". It is actually cooling down. Some water vapor in it contributes to the "global warming" but only by a fraction compared to the lower atmosphere. In fact, the issue is controversial even among the secular community as some recent data indicate how the decrease in the amount of water vapor in the stratosphere might actually slow down the global warming process.
- Item: Methane is mostly a biological product, partly produced by ruminant flatulence (hence, the secularists don't want you to eat meat), partly by, e.g., previously formed and trapped methane now leaking from the thawing permafrost (e.g., in Siberia). While intensive livestock husbandry can be called man-made it is still biological. Burning fossil fuels (that obviously have biological origins, as well) does contribute but if you discuss science, please try to avoid the over-simplifications.
(Secular viewpoint
off from now on) It a person cannot get her
secular facts exact and correct, why by J.C. should we trust her when it comes to the actually important,
Spiritual, matters? A person reciting these claims may be
sincere, but that is no excuse for
laziness or inadequate skills to actually check the facts. Regarding both our opposition, the secular science, and our ally,
Jesus Christ. I am looking forward to a reply with
Repentance but will most probably encounter
tu quoque, special pleading,
ad misericordiam or a few strawmen spiced with the inevitable "no, but"...
1 John 5:9
If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
Yours in Christ,
Elmer
