I was watching a documentary on the ancient world yesterday afternoon. Yeah, that's what us old folks do as their is little else that interests me on television these days. I do enjoy the History channel and INSP. But anyway I was listening to these scientists talking about ice core samples and the environmental changes that have occurred. Guess what ? Around one thousand years ago there is evidence of global warming ! Yes, that's correct the record clearly shows that global warming was taking place following a mini ice age ! Well, imagine that. It happened near the end of the dark ages. They didn't offer any explanation for that, just that it happened. Where ancient aliens destroying the ozone layer with their spaceships ? We do know there wasn't a whole lot of manufacturing going on, no coal burning factories, or power generating power plants. So, I was left wondering, what caused this global warming ? Could it be just a part of a larger cycle ? Could it be that man doesn't know it all after all ? There is the possibility that the scientists are wrong also, maybe there wasn't any global warming taking place. Can we trust the ice core records ? All this carbon dating technology may be flawed in some way we don't understand. Yes, I do consider it a distinct possibility that we aren't nearly as smart as we like to believe. Hey, we admit we couldn't build a pyramid like the great pyramid of Giza. There are many other structures from the ancient world we know we couldn't duplicate today so what is that telling us ? I'm thinking we just don't know it all.
Global warming has taken somewhat of a backseat lately. I haven't heard nearly as much about that. I haven't heard much about Greenpeace either. I expect they are still soliciting for donations. Getting folks all riled up about the environment is big business. Sorry I'm just not much of a Chicken Little when it comes to this stuff. Yes I do believe we need regulations in place to prevent those that would proceed with total disregard, but I don't believe we are destroying the earth ! Fact is, we don't really know how long the earth has even been here. There are many scholars that will debate about all of that. The oldest written record on earth dates to about 4000 BC, so that is only about six thousand years ago. We can only assume language existed before that. How long did it take for people to figure out how to write it down ? We don't have a clue. Science says the earth is at least 4.5 billion years old. I'm not much of a mathematician but what percentage of time would that be ? That written record I mean. Six thousand over 4.5 billion is how much ? Okay I googled the answer and it is .000013 %. That is how much we know, for a fact, if we believe the written record. Ain't much is it ? But yet so many of these " learned " scholars seem to think they have all the answers. Excuse me for being skeptical. Many Biblical scholars will tell you the earth is about 50,000 years old. Using the written record that is still only about 12% of the time. It's true the Bible doesn't mention dinosaurs but only 120 animals are mentioned at all. Of course we must remember that Adam and Eve couldn't write so no first hand account exists. Maybe Moses just didn't write them all down. Could be he forgot a few that weren't around anymore. Remember there had been a flood after all and maybe the dinosaurs just weren't good swimmers. Anyway my point is, we actually know very little.
What does any of this have to do with anything ? Not much but it is what I woke up thinking about. That's what happens when you watch documentaries, you start thinking about stuff. Global warming, a thousand years ago ? And just now this is being reported as news ? Well, color me surprised.
Consider this. We are being told that global warming is the result of mans' activities. Mostly it is a result of the production of energy. Isn't that what they say ? Those same scientists will tell you a basic fact as well. You can not create or destroy energy. All we can do is transform that energy from one state to another. So why do they insist that " creating energy " is the source ? Shouldn't it be the transformation of energy ? Seeing as how the Bible tells me God created the heavens and the earth, he must have created energy as well. Seems logical to me. If we go changing what God has made there will be consequences. The further existence of life on earth, indeed the planet itself is up to the one who created it. Now that is something to think about.
Global warming has taken somewhat of a backseat lately. I haven't heard nearly as much about that. I haven't heard much about Greenpeace either. I expect they are still soliciting for donations. Getting folks all riled up about the environment is big business. Sorry I'm just not much of a Chicken Little when it comes to this stuff. Yes I do believe we need regulations in place to prevent those that would proceed with total disregard, but I don't believe we are destroying the earth ! Fact is, we don't really know how long the earth has even been here. There are many scholars that will debate about all of that. The oldest written record on earth dates to about 4000 BC, so that is only about six thousand years ago. We can only assume language existed before that. How long did it take for people to figure out how to write it down ? We don't have a clue. Science says the earth is at least 4.5 billion years old. I'm not much of a mathematician but what percentage of time would that be ? That written record I mean. Six thousand over 4.5 billion is how much ? Okay I googled the answer and it is .000013 %. That is how much we know, for a fact, if we believe the written record. Ain't much is it ? But yet so many of these " learned " scholars seem to think they have all the answers. Excuse me for being skeptical. Many Biblical scholars will tell you the earth is about 50,000 years old. Using the written record that is still only about 12% of the time. It's true the Bible doesn't mention dinosaurs but only 120 animals are mentioned at all. Of course we must remember that Adam and Eve couldn't write so no first hand account exists. Maybe Moses just didn't write them all down. Could be he forgot a few that weren't around anymore. Remember there had been a flood after all and maybe the dinosaurs just weren't good swimmers. Anyway my point is, we actually know very little.
What does any of this have to do with anything ? Not much but it is what I woke up thinking about. That's what happens when you watch documentaries, you start thinking about stuff. Global warming, a thousand years ago ? And just now this is being reported as news ? Well, color me surprised.
Consider this. We are being told that global warming is the result of mans' activities. Mostly it is a result of the production of energy. Isn't that what they say ? Those same scientists will tell you a basic fact as well. You can not create or destroy energy. All we can do is transform that energy from one state to another. So why do they insist that " creating energy " is the source ? Shouldn't it be the transformation of energy ? Seeing as how the Bible tells me God created the heavens and the earth, he must have created energy as well. Seems logical to me. If we go changing what God has made there will be consequences. The further existence of life on earth, indeed the planet itself is up to the one who created it. Now that is something to think about.
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