Bin Laden and Al Gore are now two peas in a pod

Your theory may very well be true, but lets be honest here and admit that this is nothing more than unsubstantiated conjecture.You don't like bin Laden or Al Gore, found some miniscule similarity and decided to draw parallels that otherwise have nothing to do with one another.As RAZD wisely alluded to, you would likely find more similarity between bin Laden and say, someone like Jerry Falwell than you would bin Laden and Al Gore.I say that not defending Al Gore in any way as I think the man is more concerned with his legacy than anything else.But your comments seem loaded and a stretch of the imagination.

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"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." --John Adams

Oh, the similarities don't end there my friend. Oh no, no, no, they don't end with simple mathematics. You know what else I just discovered? All of them (and I do mean all of them) eat food. Yeah, I know.... Imagine that... They ALL eat or ate when they were alive.Clearly there is a conspiracy.

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"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." --John Adams

Amen to that.

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"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." --John Adams

There is nothing wrong with cleaning the environment. We should seek to reduce emissions. Even supposing it isn't linked to ozone depletion, we're still breathing in smog which no one would say is good for us.The problem that I personally have with the whole movement is that for many it has all the characteristics of a religion and has been used as a tool for extortion. The demagogues of this religion refer to the "fence sitters" as apostates and infidels (even if they don't use that terminology, that's the allusion). The hysteria is grossly exaggerated which generate unethical profits through panic.The whole "carbon credit" scam is EXACTLY like tithing in any religion. You feel bad about your sins (the cleansing of one's conscience of their eco-sins in this instance) and "offset your emissions."The prophet (profit) Al Gore is the ring leader in this circus.Now, yes, there are ignorant people who only go against it because their party or affiliations do not endorse it. That is just as stupid. But that very much goes BOTH ways.And because it has become so politicised, I can't trust anyone just yet. It's my opinion that not sitting on the fence to some degree and not being an open-minded skeptic is doing the greatest disservice since there is no smoking gun in either direction. The debate is open, the research is still in effect, and until solid, unbiased evidence is presented, I will remain an open-minded skeptic.And no, this is not an invitation for everyone on EvC to start posting bar graphs. Save your bandwidth and spare me the song and dance.I'm just making a statement here about what I see and why I am not pro or con anthropogenic global warming. Edited by Hyroglyphx, : No reason given.

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"Political correctness is tyranny with manners." -- Charlton Heston

John is likely fed propaganda from the pulpit and his favorite news source which tells him what he wants to hear rather than the way it actually is, so there's little chance of objectivity there.Finding parallels between bin Laden and Al Gore is absurd. Nuff said there.It's tough though. I mean, the climate is not something that should be politicized and yet it is. A sad state of affairs my friend.

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"Political correctness is tyranny with manners." -- Charlton Heston

I disagree that there is overwhelming evidence on either side of the aisle.There seems to be evidence of suppression on the right end of the spectrum and exaggeration on the left side of the spectrum. Exactly the problem. Billions of dollars exist in the cottage industry of oil. The new enterprise these days is billions of dollars generated from the ecological market.Both sides have vested interests, which further clouds judgment. Both sides.There are also people on both sides that are used as pawns. People like you or I have nothing to gain monetarily from this, yet both sides want your support to further the cause. Certainly not all people are oil barons or eco-terrorists. But both want us to side with their brand of ideology.

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"Political correctness is tyranny with manners." -- Charlton Heston

I think you mean equal rights, not special rights. They go after all apostates, including homosexuals.

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"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from mistaken conviction." — Blaise Pascal

You know, Osama is not a stupid man, all his failings as a moral human being aside. He is known for spreading disinformation for the purpose of causing division.Did you ever stop to think that maybe he is succeeding admirably?

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"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from mistaken conviction." — Blaise Pascal

I don't think you quite understand what I mean. Maybe you (not you specifically, but as many people like you) bashing Gore and having others side with Gore is the goal. Perhaps he's trying to win hearts and minds, or maybe, just maybe, there's no connection at all.I mean, I could find more similarities between Osama and you quicker than I could Osama and Gore. You and Osama are religious fanatics bent on world domination. You and Osama want everyone in the world to think and behave as you do.

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"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from mistaken conviction." — Blaise Pascal

Well, then you know nothing of history, Crusader.

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"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from mistaken conviction." — Blaise Pascal