RZehr wrote:When it comes to prophesying major long term predictions, no one knows what will happen with certainty. And we are being asked not only to believe the prediction of warming, but also the results of this prediction coming true will be terrible.
Decades ago, people were (and still are) worrying about the earth running out of oil by now. We haven't, and if we ever do, it looks like we will have other sources of energy by then. Humanity will probably be okay.
People also worry about global population. And yet, the issue has never been to much people globally, it has always been localized resource distribution problems and perhaps an unrealistic level of lifestyle comparison.
This is a reasonable position. And I really have no problem with saying we don't know the future with any certainty.
That said, if we had not done things to increase food production and prepare for a rising population, I think we would be facing real difficulties, and if we had not worked on alternative energy, we would not have anything to turn to if oil does run out.
RZehr wrote:I'm not against people trying to forecast things like climate and energy and population and trying to estimate consequences. In fact, I appreciate that. I'm glad there are people that are attempting to look at the global picture.
I see this a lot like government and the rest of Caesardom. If there are risks, I am glad that there are people out there trying to understand them. And I do think the scientific paradigm is the best one we have for understanding the risks associated with climate change and global warming. The Bible doesn't tell us much about this.
RZehr wrote:I just believe that since "most" of them are humanists who believe in evolution and who doesn't have a great track record and don't believe in God or the bible that their predictions are going to be incomplete.
All human knowledge is incomplete. Since our knowledge is incomplete, I think it's safer to clean up after yourself. Most of us won't make the decisions on this topic.
Is it biblical? Is it Christlike? Is it loving? Is it true? How can I find out?