Global Warming: The Left's Anti-Religion

Global Warming (GW) is increasingly being called the religion of the Left. While many Leftists do seem to embrace the cause with all the fervor one usually sees in religious fanatics, as currently comprised, I think that GW actually functions more as a non- or anti-religion for many on the Left.

Since man discovered he could think, he has been wrestling to define himself within the context of a larger world he cannot fully comprehend. Over time, different religions have served that purpose well for many groups. But the secular humanists of the Left abhor religion. Their desire is to not believe in anything being supreme to man. And that speaks to how I believe they came to embrace GW in the manner they have today.

The world has increased in warmth about one-half a degree centigrade in the last 100 years. Why? Frankly, there are some good emerging ideas - a combination of the Sun, water vapor and who knows what number of interactive processes. But accepting that our knowledge is still very limited, putting us at the mercy of vast, not fully knowable cosmic forces is the very thing the Left fears when it comes to religion - it demands one give up a certain amount of control. It also resigns one to being small, insignificant, without some grand calling, or cause. That position often exposes one to increased existential anxiety, as your, and the planet's fate are not ultimately in your own hands.

So what do they do? They embrace a human cause for GW. That way they continue to remain, in their minds, supreme, or in control. If it is our fault, we can fix, or control it. If there's nothing we can do about it, we may be forced to grab onto some other system of faith to ease our minds. God forbid, saith the Left.

The danger we face is twofold. Neo-Marxists are capitalizing on the GW movement to a significant degree. And, as can happen with any religion, the Left is likely to cling to their stilted view of this issue more strongly than they've ever clung to anything else; at least until the next safe haven for their basically weak minds comes along.

I suppose we should be grateful they're currently fixated on carbon and have yet to take up a belief in, or the practice of radical Islam and jihad. Who knows what direction the half-crazed, spiritually vapid, pillar to post neo-Liberals of today might go next?

Comments

[charles]

"There is no safer way of producing electricity than PBRs. Other than hydro, that is. But I'm sure there's a "yea, but" you've got for that one too."

they're still working out a way to make helium "evil"

you'll hear more about it once they can make it sound as dangerous as that "evil" co2

or even "evil" as dihydrogen monoxide - copy and paste for an enlightening (tongue in cheek)example

http://www.dhmo.org/

[TomB]

"dihydrogen monoxide"

Don't laugh, charles. Wait until we're all driving cars with hydrogen fuel cells and then someone points out that the only emission from those vehicles is water vapor, which is, of course, the largest greenhouse gas BY FAR.

Oh, the hilarity.

[GorePowerCompany]

Thanks templar. Here is the link:

http://www.riehlworldview.com/carnivorous_conservative/2007/03/brit_doc_thatch.html#comment-62875446

[Buzzy]

The left is so predictable, all negative with no solutions to bring to the table except buy Al Gore's carbon offsets and pollute all you want. Thank God that there weren't any leftists about when our ancestors harnessed fire, they would have demanded he immediately put it out because it was too dangerous and created CO2. We would all still be living in the dark and cold. Nah, we would have starved to death because they wouldn't have allowed us to kill animals to eat.

[Boris]

"a combination of the Sun, water vapor and who knows what number of interactive processes."

Good God, whenever you post on science you weaken the nation.

So scientists are liberal now. Geez.

[David]

"Nuclear? All well and good, except for that pesky waste that not even Nevada wants."

BassClef, nuclear waste isn't a problem, except in the minds (if such things actually exist *heh*) of luddites. Refine, reuse, take remaining waste, encase in glass and drop into a subduction zone. End of story.

The only problem with nuclear waste is in the minds of luddites who scream "Ooooo! That terrible nuclear waste!" It's a strictly political problem, and politicians don't have the stones to ignore the whines and pouts and screams of idiots.

[larry]

http://www.lavoisier.com.au/papers/Conf2007/Archibald2007.pdf

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