Can I have a dissenting opinion without being labeled ignorant? I%26#039;ve noticed that whenever I express a dissenting opinion on global warming I%26#039;m immediatley labled as ignorant, closed minded, out of touch, and in denial. I just want to know why peole are so adamant about global warming. There are always two sides to an argument but in this case it seems that only one is tolerated.

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Listen you ignoramous, global warming is real. We know it is real because Al Gore our prophet told us it is. He is very smart. Al lives in a twenty room energy guzzling mansion in Nashville Tennesse with eight bathrooms. Al said it, we believe it, case closed.

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lol, thank you James for the laugh.

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• That depends on the basis of your dissenting opinion. If your opinion does not ignore the science, then you are not ignorant.
  
  However, because of the overwhelming evidence supporting the man-made global warming theory, it%26#039;s really difficult to have a dissenting opinion with regards to what is causing the current warming without being ignorant or in denial.
  
  There are 2 sides to every argument, but they are rarely equally valid. For example, there are 2 sides to the evolution argument, but there is no scientific evidence supporting Creationism or Intelligent Design.
  
  I don%26#039;t think correcting someone when they%26#039;re not understanding the science is being intolerant. If you%26#039;re unaware of the science, you may be ignorant, but that%26#039;s not necessarily an insult. We%26#039;re all ignorant about many things.
  
  For example, in another question you said %26#039;CO2 is a minor greenhouse gas.%26#039; That%26#039;s simply incorrect and displays an ignorance of the greenhouse effect and global warming potential of CO2. I%26#039;m not trying to insult you by saying you%26#039;re ignorant on this issue, but you are.
• Hey don%26#039;t worry about it, because global warming is only a problem while a republican is president, it will go away if hilly or bama is driving.
• There%26#039;s nothing wrong with %26quot;ignorance%26quot;, it simply means a person hasn%26#039;t been educated in a particular area. Stupidity is an insult, ignorance may simply be an honest and accurate analysis of a person unfamiliar with the scientific literature.
  
  Honest questioning or even honest dissent, should always be acceptable and welcome. It%26#039;s people who are ignorant of the science of AGW who then arrogantly present their (already discounted countless times) hypothesis as if they%26#039;ve discovered something 1000%26#039;s of actual climate scientists have never considered, who are unworthy of patience.
  
  When a person asserts that Al Gore invented AGW or AGW is a hoax, those people deserve ridicule. They aren%26#039;t asking a question, but they are demonstrated their ignorance of the subject in a ridiculous manner.
  
  When a person points out a short-term cold spell and asserts that%26#039;s the end of global warming, they aren%26#039;t asking a question or dissenting. In that case they are being intentionally disingenuous or they completely lack the statistical knowledge to even attempt to comment on the subject (in which case they should be quiet or ask questions to educate themselves).
• No you can%26#039;t, you ignorant tard! There are always two sides- the right side (mine) and the wrong side (yours)!
  Does that answer your question?
• That is why so many people agree with Global Warming because they don%26#039;t want to be called ignorant. I may be just a teen but I do know that this Golbal Warming trend is just a scam to get big politicians like Al Gore money.
• If you have a dissenting opinion that is backed up by evidence or logic, I am willing to hear you seriously. But most global warming deniers are like the flat-earth crowd, they believe something because they believe it because that%26#039;s the way it is and that is the end of the story.
• i can relate! being labeled %26quot;ignorant%26quot; BY %26quot;ignorant %26quot;people seems to be a common practice these days. take for instance the fellow who answered you :%26quot; if you included science it%26#039;s not ignorant%26quot; or some such drivel! huh?! anyway %26quot;ignorance%26quot; is curable it%26#039;s simply a lack of information, where as %26quot;stupidity%26quot; is an %26quot;inability%26quot; to learn. i.e. brain damage. so don trip man it;s just another case of the pot calling the kettle black!! life
• i agree with diana
• Maybe not if you disagree with the %26quot;con census%26quot;. It%26#039;s very difficult to remain objective when the people on the side of the supposed con census react in a way that reflects religious fervor. I%26#039;ve looked at the science and anyone that claims they can sort it all out thinks more of themselves than they probably should. The Piety of these people has definitely helped to keep me on the skeptical side. I encourage you to continue to look at the science, but also the people that have so zealously claimed that the debate is over.