Blog Action Day - Bah!
Today seems to be Blog Action Day. Which is the blogosphere’s attempt to put everyone’s focus on the environment. I will first state that I am a 2 times as crazy as your average geek. I believe in God and I’m a doubter of man-made global warming. From the faulty data, to the reliance on computer models which can’t model tomorrows weather, to the fact that the Earth has gone through climatic cycles without our influence, I just can’t buy into it especially when I look into the agenda of this movement’s proponents and their proposed solutions which force change on everyone else but exempt themselves.
I believe this crisis is another manifestation of the Theology of Glory which places its emphasis on mans’ abilities and reason for salvation. What these people believe is that they can somehow “fix” the Earth and make it a utopia. They want to stomp out poverty, end wars, etc. These are noble goals, but will never come to pass this side of the second coming of Christ. I’m not saying that we should wantonly waste resources, go to war, or ignore poverty. What I’m saying is that we can do our best in all these areas but this corrupt and fallen world will always have its problems and doing the most good for the most people isn’t always the same as doing what makes you feels good.
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October 16th, 2007 at 9:49 pm
I agree. I couldn’t possibly agree more, and it’s refreshing to find a an honest and coherent post about this. Is Global Warming happening? Maybe. They say they have data proving it, and maybe they do. But does it follow that Man has caused the global increase in temperature, or has the power to stop it if we deem it beneficial to us? Not necessarily. Being responsible is one thing, being arrogant is another thing entirely. In this whole political movement, I see a lot of arrogance at play. That, outside of religious conviction about the balance of control of the world, would be enough to give me pause.
But again, this is the secular mentality. This world is all they have. It must be a terrifying existence to have nothing else.
October 23rd, 2007 at 9:04 am
you know i’m so not into politics or have any concrete knowledge about the bigger picture…but i totally get what you’re saying about living in a fallen world and couldn’t NOT agree more with the last part of what you said…”…the fallen world will always have its problems and doing the most good for the most people isn’t always the same as doing what makes you feel good.”
November 15th, 2007 at 4:22 am
Excellent post! The proponents of global warming know all too well how to manipulate a few facts in order to convince the gullible among us that we must change our way of life if we are to survive as a species. What they fail to understand - or choose to ingnore - is that the only way for any of us to truly “survive” is to accept the Lord Jesus Christ as our personal Saviour. Each and every member of the human race will eventually find himself or herself spending eternity in one of two places: Heaven or hell. There is no alternative.
All of this global warming hysteria, even if it eventually turns out to be true (which I seriously doubt), pales in comparison with the need to protect one’s soul from eternal “warming” in the bowels of a literal lake of fire.