I guess the Ebola virus won't hurt me. It only increased by 0.00001%?

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There were no Ebola viruses in my system yesterday (0%), but I recently contracted it. It went from 0% to 0.00001% percent of my body weight. That's a pretty small number, so I guess I should be fine. No worries.

Answer 1

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bravozulu <<It is an amusing analogy that points to how hysterical alarmists can be. They compare the most deadly disease known, though very rare, to a gas that is absolutely vital to life.>>

Yes indeed, CO2 is vital to life. And so is water. So since CO2 being vital means it can never cause serious negative effects, I presume you also think that one could never drown in H2O.

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lol it's a typical bravozulu answer.

Answer 2

HAHAHA good one. I like the analogy.

Let's pump Doktor wacklepudding full of CO2 to see what happens!!

Answer 3

It is a good analogy. Alarmists are people that fear Ebola. Personally, I wouldn't worry about it. It is basically a non problem for most of us.

Answer 4

For deniers making the 0.01% CO2 claim, I have a glass of water with 0.01% arsenic by volume for them to drink.

It's kind of a stupid argument, but that's the norm for deniers.

*edit* bravozulu just called the (net conservative) US Supreme Court alarmists. Nice.

"greenhouse gases fit well within the Clean Air Act’s capacious definition of air pollutant."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachuset…

*edit 2* you have to love that Jello is claiming others are "disingenuous to the point of being fraudulent." Pot, meet kettle.

Answer 5

It is an amusing analogy that points to how hysterical alarmists can be. They compare the most deadly disease known, though very rare, to a gas that is absolutely vital to life. I realize that wasn't your point but it still indicates the mindset of the alarmists that treat CO2 like pollution.

Answer 6

Your flaw is that things like viruses and poisons are harmful to the human body. To compare co2 to things like ebola and arsenic are disingenuous to the point of being fraudulent.

CO2 does not harm the body. CO2 does not kill people, a lack of oxygen does. The body needs and produces co2.

I've always wondered if "Global Warming" is real, and if co2 is so bad for people, why do the believers have to lower themselves to such fraudulent tactics like lies, data manipulation, scare tactics, and misrepresentation in order to prove their point?

If "Global Warming" was real, then people like you and others would be honest and above low brow tactics like arguing by intimidation.

Answer 7

Gentlemen please do not argue with a true believer, remember what happened when people argued with Torquemada

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%C3%A1s_…

And when they argued with Cromwell

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Crom…

We do not need another repeat of this kind of religious frenzy by a true believer felling the need to suppress better educated heretics that believe in scientific method instead of politically correct peer review.

Answer 8

That's too bad. Prepare for a fever, a rise in fluid levels, mass exodus as parts of you are destroyed. Treatment is supportive, and will require all around you to care equally in your time of need.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola