This thread is merely for announcing your position, and your intention to participate in a debate, about whether or not global warming is in significant part caused by humanity.
Please just answer “yes” if you believe humans do contribute significantly to global warming, and “no” if you believe humans don’t contribute significantly to global warming. Sometime after the end of the business day Wednesday, 10 January 2007, this thread will be closed and your answers recorded.
Step 2 will involve two separate threads. In the “pro” thread, those who believe humans do contribute significantly to global warming will prepare our arguments, and in the “con” thread, those who believe humans don’t contribute significantly to global warming will prepare theirs. Of course, I can’t stop you from preparing offline, in private messages or the like, but the whole process will be less educational to those you wish to convince if you do that.
Once both sides agree that they are prepared to debate, Step 3 will commence. There will be one thread for debate, and another for flaming, because I know there will be flames but I’d also like to “keep it clean”, or at least keep the vitriole separate from the factual debate.
edit: 2007, not 2006. Cr@p! Deepsand, neilb & company, I hope you’re ready to check my maths.
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