On a slightly unrelated note, why is it that we call it "take a dump"? Is it because we are taking the "dump" out of our body, or is there more to this phrase that I do not understand?

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global warming is not man-made

I hate to bite on such a tangent, but I must. It is certainly true that our planet goes through warming and cooling cycles which we never truly exit from, so your comment has truthiness to it. However, scientists can (and have) shown the likely cause for cooling and warming in each of those periods. It is not just a natural part of life on Earth - there are real reasons why these things happen.

That that in mind, what is the reason for the current warming trend? That is where things get tricky for folks that believe humans are not responsible since you have to then find the source. Fortunately, we have thousands of scientists that study exactly that, and they all publish reports on the subject. Here is one from 2007:

[www.ipcc.ch]

If we believe the thousands of scientists behind the report and the evidence they site is not a giant conspiracy theory, climate change appears to be happening and humans, according to them, are likely the leading contributor, and the evidence gets stronger for it as more studies are published. (There are newer studies, which I can give you links to if you want to read them.) For that reason, I tend to discredit anything published before 2006 as out of date, scientifically speaking. I also tend to discredit anything published by a single person since there are plenty of scientists that can band together if evidence presents a different opinion.

So, with that in mind, I would love to see your scientific evidence of what is actually causing climate change.

Thank you.

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While I do support an audition process for Facebookers, I don't support this guy's constant hatred towards every Facebooker on the site.

PS: Thanks Jesus Diaz for keeping the site clean. I, along with all my other friends and family who go to Gizmodo and Lifehacker daily admit the main reason we're dedicated fans of Giz is because of the lack of YouTube-ish comments.

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