Pope deals crushing blow to global warming 'scare mongers'

Comment #14

JADELottery — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:26:21 GMT

eh, well, i tried... on to the next subject.

Comment #13

csfb — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:03:51 GMT

Hey Pac, glad you're back - safe and well. You're obviously God's creation. So full of human intellect and human wisdom. But ahh, the wisdom of man reeks havoc... God also created the cat and the dog and the giraffe and the turtle. No human intellect there. Just to keep you company.

Comment #12

pacattack05 — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:12:17 GMT

OK...I understand that the usual response was expected, but asking me to repeat a mantra 10 times is not what I expected from you. Obviously you can't describe what special relationship you have with the almighty. Nevermind. I really thought you had more depth, but you are not able to explain yourself, without cliches. Witthout a lot of weird explanations, can you explain the unique situation you have with god? Please be concise or this conversation is too tiring to continue.

Comment #11

JADELottery — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:01:32 GMT

It's actually kind of funny, I totally expected that kind of response about knowing God. It's always the same... "Ah, if you see Him next time...." or "What you been smokin'?". It's really a good laugh for me... I was not referring to actually meeting God on a daily basis like we were some kind of buds meeting up at the ball game. If this can help, say this to yourself at least ten time slowly... and think each time you do... you just might have small tiny bit of a glimpse of what I'm saying. ... [ More ]

Comment #10

JADELottery — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:40:57 GMT

Pac, What you did was a good thing. This one of the steps in understanding.

Comment #9

pacattack05 — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:28:13 GMT

With all due respect, I shouldn't have jumped on you like that, but please explain what you think I can't fathom. I'm game, and capable of obscure thought processes. Atleast give it a shot. That's all I ask. I can handle it. If not, I'll say it's out of my leaugue and leave it at that. Is it a deal?

Comment #8

JADELottery — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:09:35 GMT

Typo: it should be... Once again, I ask that you don't believe me, know me.

Comment #7

JADELottery — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:06:54 GMT

As clearly stated at the beginning, 'you would not understand'... and I don't ask that you even believe me... just know that it is... that's all.... know. As I know more than you are willing to handle... how's that movie saying, "You can't handle the truth!".. and more applicable now than at any other time. Once again, I ask that you don't not believe me, know me.

Comment #6

pacattack05 — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:16:16 GMT

JADElottery, I totally lost you. You know God? How's he doing? Please send some of that stuff my way.....I'll give you an address...lol It's all in your mind my friend. God only exists in the mind of people who are afraid of their mortality. Do you really believe there is a divine plan for all this mess? Don't you think that a God could have devised a better plan? A mere mortal like me could do a better job. I'd line up every soul I created in front of me and say the following. Ready?..." I... [ More ]

Comment #5

JADELottery — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:25:33 GMT

There's only one way to say this, but I know you'll not understand. I don't believe in God, I know God. Now, that being said, it would be a mistake in thinking that statement has some kind of insane undertone to it. There is no frame of reference that I can even begin to convey to you that will help you understand it. My own personal experience as an young child is what puts this understanding in my perspective. What you said has all the ear marks of the "I didn't do it, don't blame me" defense... [ More ]

Comment #4

Todd — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:11:47 GMT

I would never criticize a sitting Pope for religious wars that occurred thousands of years ago. It is irrelevant. Every religion has committed acts that would be completely unacceptable today. And atheists have also done just as vile acts in the past too. Every group has. These types of arguments against Catholics were created as a means for other religions (and atheists) to bash the Catholic church, and they have been picked up by others who don't necessarily share the same disdain for C... [ More ]

Comment #3

pacattack05 — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:41:23 GMT

I too believe that SUVs aren't the main cause, and 6 ice ages prove this. Not to mention that core samples from ice dated thousands of years ago showed higher carbon dioxide levels than today's levels, among other facts. On the other hand, JADElottery took the words right out of my mouth. An oranization who used to persecute and kill scientists back in the 16 and 17th century for revealing to the world that the earth was not the center of the universe, among other scientific discoveries. Sure... [ More ]

Comment #2

jarasan — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:16:21 GMT

The Pope rocks! All he is saying is to look at all the facts and remember that people are just that, people, and worshipping the environment is overrated.

Comment #1

JADELottery — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:39:23 GMT

Scare-mongering? This is an organization that has based its very foundation in scare-mongering. The all powerful vengeful god and mythical son ready to rein death and destruction upon the sinners of the world. Seems the pot is just calling the kettle black, aye? From all the pissy and moany attitudes that have been cropping up by the originators of the scare-mongering ideology and its self proclaimed righteous and religious American supporters, we can see that what goes around, comes around.

Original Blog Entry: Pope deals crushing blow to global warming 'scare mongers'

Todd — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:21:48 GMT

Pope Benedict XVI has launched a surprise attack on climate change prophets of doom, warning them that any solutions to global warming must be based on firm evidence and not on dubious ideology.

The leader of more than a billion Roman Catholics suggested that fears over man-made emissions melting the ice caps and causing a wave of unprecedented disasters were nothing more than scare-mongering.

The German-born Pontiff said that while some concerns may be valid it was vital that the international community based its policies on science rather than the dogma of the environmentalist movement.

His remarks will be made in his annual message for World Peace Day on January 1, but they were released as delegates from all over the world convened on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali for UN climate change talks.

The 80-year-old Pope said the world needed to care for the environment but not to the point where the welfare of animals and plants was given a greater priority than that of mankind.

Humanity today is rightly concerned about the ecological balance of tomorrow," he said in the message entitled "The Human Family, A Community of Peace".

"It is important for assessments in this regard to be carried out prudently, in dialogue with experts and people of wisdom, uninhibited by ideological pressure to draw hasty conclusions, and above all with the aim of reaching agreement on a model of sustainable development capable of ensuring the well-being of all while respecting environmental balances.

"If the protection of the environment involves costs, they should be justly distributed, taking due account of the different levels of development of various countries and the need for solidarity with future generations.

"Prudence does not mean failing to accept responsibilities and postponing decisions; it means being committed to making joint decisions after pondering responsibly the road to be taken."

Efforts to protect the environment should seek "agreement on a model of sustainable development capable of ensuring the well-being of all while respecting environmental balances", the Pope said.

He added that to further the cause of world peace it was sensible for nations to "choose the path of dialogue rather than the path of unilateral decisions" i....

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