Talking to a Global Warming denier

[AJD48]

A guy I see regularly at Boy Scout meetings said during a bull session that Global Warming is a crock. He said it with great confidence and conviction.

I disagreed and mentioned the host of scientists that say it's a fact. He said the scientists (along with Al Gore) somehow stand to make lots of money if we take steps to fight Global Warming.

He offered to lend me a copy of one of Glenn Beck's books. I said, "Thanks but no thanks."

A few weeks later I told him I had looked into his claims and found he was 100% right - that scientists do indeed stand to make large sums of money if we swallow their Global Warming hoax. I told him I also discovered that scientists own lots of stock in condom companies, and that's why they lie and say condoms can protect against AIDS, and that scientists as a rule don't own stock in tobacco companies, and that's why they lie and say that smoking can cause cancer.

He was bright enough to recognize my sarcasm and hasn't mentioned Global Warming since.

[sudopod]

1. Well played, sir.

Well played indeed. :)

[marshall]

2. Somebody makes money off anything and everything

That's no reason not to believe in it. Smart people makes investments based on their studied knowledge of the world.