Creationist Lies
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Ah - the "ruining the environment" argument. Hmm..certainly the earlier eras had some dramtic different environments, none to friendly to human habitation.
But I tyhink the broader point - not so much gloabal warming/global cooling, etc - is that human beings have a distinct and measurable effect on the environment and in the short space of time we have gone from a localized species to a global one with matching technology, our ability to affect the environment is expotentially larger than any other species.
Are we causing an effect? Not all the votes are in, but it's probably a safe bet we are. The real question is to what effect.
It is certainly true to say that the earth has been much warmer in the past. But has it been this warm in man's tenure on the planet? The world has been optimized to human conditions - when we push that system we will have unpredictable and maybe not favorable conditions for the continuation of human life.
Also, it maybe that if the world is indeed warming some cultures will benefit and others will collapse - which could spread poitical and cultural instability. Not saying that's good or bad, but it will be different with some hefty consequences.