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Page 1: 1 Global Warming A Christian’s Response. 2 3 “To capture the public imagination, we have to offer up some scary scenarios, make simplified dramatic statements

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Global Warming

A Christian’s Response

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“To capture the public imagination, we have to offer up some scary

scenarios, make simplified dramatic statements and little mention of any doubts one might have. Each of us

has to decide the right balance between being effective, and being

honest.”Stephen Schneider, Discover

Magazine, October 1989

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“ … all but two among dozens of climate models

predict linear warming (steady), not exponential

warming (skyrocketing, as in Al Gore’s celluloid fable).”

Christopher HornerPolitically Incorrect Guide To Global Warming, page 71

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ManMade Natural

Nitrous Oxide: 5% 95%Methane: 18% 82%Chlorofluorocarbons: 66% 34%CO2: 3% 97%

Christopher Horner,Politically Incorrect Guide To Global Warming, page 69

THE ATMOSPHERE

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Scientific Method

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Solar Effects on Temperature

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“ … Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels

… Consensus is invoked only in situations where the science is not solid

enough … There is no such thing as consensus science. If it’s consensus, it

isn’t science. If it’s science, it isn’t consensus. Period.”

Michael Crichton, speech to the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA January 17, 2003

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Global Warming is an attack on Faith

• Daniel 4:28-32• Job 37:5-13• Job 38:1-11• Isaiah 40:12• Colossians 1:16-17• 2 Peter 3:7• Genesis 8:22• Matthew 6:25-34

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“So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of

its own.”

Matthew 6:34

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We DO have a responsibility to care for the world.

Genesis 2: 15

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