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Originally Posted by Helium
My argument and/or theory of GW, which I have explained WITH scientific evidence is built around considering the fact that the atmosphere and substances in it can and are affected by variables within this ecosystem. I have asked you specifically to explain WHAT variables stop/moot carbon in the atmosphere affecting heat absorption.
If you canot provide an example of one or more of the variables interacting with carbon in the atmosphere whereby resulting in influencing or decreasing Joseph Fourier's scientific process of the green house effect then you must assume it occurs, no?!
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No. Unless you can prove that it occurs as a direct result, it does not. It would be known as a theory. There are many theories around. Just because you can't disprove it, doesn't mean you can prove it.
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Originally Posted by Helium
It seems that your argument is that 'We dont know'; we do not fully understand the mechanics of the earth so we cannot be totally sure that there are variables within the atmosphere that affect the tons of carbon we release into it every year. This is a flimsy argument and careless too.
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Sure, we release a lot of CO2 in the air, but it's insignificant as a greenhouse gas. Water vapor may not be as good a greenhouse gas as CO2 molecule for molecule, but it accounts for more of a percentage in our atmosphere percentage wise. Methane is a much smaller percentage wise, but is a far more potent greenhouse gas. IPCC's report pretty much ignored the fact that water vapor is also a greenhouse gas. It assinged all the heating to CO2.
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Originally Posted by Helium
Your assertions and arguments that the step by step outline of how GW occurs is invalid because there are variables -unknown/not-yet-understood by us- that can affect carbon in the atmpsphere is merely wishful thinking to support an assertion, akin to saying "but what if and what if this". If there is no scientific evidence to support that there are varaibles can moot the occurance of the green house effect than you must assume it occurs. Are there any scientists that have speculated that there are even variables beyond our understanding that can affect or influnce the green house effect?
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I don't understand this part.
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Originally Posted by Helium
(I do not consider carbon a driver/emitter of heat but a substancecontributing to a chain reation that results in the retaining of solar heat in the atmosphere that would have otherwise been lost -to space- if it was not there)
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CO2 is insignificant as a main cause of the "so called" global warming we're experiencing right now. That's all I'm trying to say.
The earth's climate fluctuates. The sun's radiance fluctuates. CO2 is but a tiny part of the entire equation. To assign blame on human consumption of fossil fuel as the sole cause of "global warming" is quite irresponsible.