Posts Tagged ‘apocalypse’
2012: Why are we so afraid of the future?
Posted at 2:07 pm | Filed Under Michael Crichton, Skepticism, Viewpoint, environmentalism
It’s a truism that films about the future are more about people’s current attitudes and fears projected into the future than real predictions.
And the next, greatest disaster movie 2012 by Roland Emmerich is no exception. It’s really the message of extreme environmentalism that we humans are sinning against nature and Mother Earth and one day [...]
Al Gore: Prophet of the Apocalypse
Posted at 1:56 pm | Filed Under Al Gore, Religion, Skepticism
I remember Steve McIntyre noting that when Al Gore spoke at the AGU, he noted that the style of communication was that of a revivalist preacher – a remark which got him some flak at the time, until other commentators noticed it as well.
Steve wrote:
Al Gore was welcomed by a standing ovation from about 4,000 [...]
Answer: stop breathing
Posted at 8:07 am | Filed Under Viewpoint
For sheer breathtaking climate alarmist inanity, can I recommend Mark Lynas? He has produced a classic piece of apocalyptic-fevered writing that should be preserved for future generations.
Parents: make sure your children get a proper scientific education or they’ll end up like Mark Lynas.
I present: the easy way to stop climate change
We have about 100 [...]