Koan, there are two things here that you should be aware of before you apply Pascal's Wager to global warming.
<<First, look at the reasons why you choose not to believe in God. Obviously you don't believe that there is a finite chance to gain infinity. Or you don't believe that there is such a thing as "gaining infinity.">>
Yes, but it is just what I believe. I could be wrong.
<<But when it comes to global warming, you think there is a finite chance that a global catastrophe could occur. That could be the case, but there is also a finite chance that we could be invaded by aliens. Why not "do everything to avoid" that possibility, no matter how remote? One could come up with an infinite number of "infinity cases," assign some finite chance to each one occurring, then say we should do everything we can to avoid each one. At some point you have to decide which ones are worth it.>>
A matter of odds: when 99% of the best atmospheric scientists say somethign is real only a fool would choose to ignore them.
<<Second, think about what Pascal's Wager does to the question at hand. The alternatives are absolute. You either believe in God or you don't. There is hardly any middle ground.>>
It was your analogy. There is no evidence for a god, but there is tons of evidence of global wamring.
<<The problem with applying Pascal's Wager to global warming is that you just made the question an "either/or" proposition, just like belief in God. There is hardly any middle ground. Either you believe in it or you don't.>>
NO you made it either or, I see it as just a matter of probability, like all of reality.
<I think with global warming, there are lots of shades of grey to consider. In my opinion, the environment is one gigantic equilibrium, ever shifting and changing. CO2 buildup will affect how it shifts, but we will adapt.
But that video eliminates all those shades of grey. It's just black-n-white to the guy pushing the religion of global warming. And that's where the application of Pascal's Wager falls apart.>>
I agree, it is shades of gray. Flooding is the first thing we will see and we are seeing it clearly in Norfolk Virginia right now.
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