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If only we could be sure that there will be global protection against certain destruction.

Well, when you listen to what scientists say, instead of politicians and activists, you discover that global warming is pseudoscience. And I’m not talking about scientists who do government sponsored experiments on lab rats, monkeys, and bacteria. But I am talking about physicists and astronomers and biologists.

They might help you see global protection differently.

For example, watch this video of Professor Ivar Giaever, the 1973 Nobel Prizewinner for Physics, tear down the global warming “religion.”

Did you catch the part where Professor Giaever mentioned how water is much conducts heat much better than CO2? And what covers 70% of planet earth? Some sort of liquid isn’t it? Oh yeah…water!

Global warming has only increased by .8 degrees in over one hundred years.

And as the good professor pointed out, that shows an amazingly stable worldwide environment we inhabit. As a Christian (yes, that’s a religion) I also understand and trust God when he says “While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease.”

That’s just one more example, in a book of thousands of examples, of God’s love and promises for us.

Humans can do, and have done, amazing things. But we’ll never be able to destroy planet earth. God will take care of creating a new heaven and a new earth when He’s through with this one.

If you’re not a Christian, it might sound like a fairy tale. I get that. But if you ARE a Christian, His words should bring you comfort and wisdom. The wisdom to latch onto the Truth in the Bible and be able to see pseudoscience for what it is. Rebellion against God. And that’s too bad. Because that leads to another kind of “warming” where there’ll never be any global protection.

Worldview

Masterplans and incidents
Faster man…more accidents
What does this all mean? Could be soylent green.

Trolley cars to rocket ships
Honesty…insider tips
Do you catch my drift? The paradigm did shift.

It’s a worldview that’s not for me and you.
It’s a worldview and no empirical thoughts.
Yeah, it’s a worldview. What’s a humanist to do?
Don’t you see you could be in tougher spots?
You gotta be mindful where you cast your lots.
It’s a worldview.

CrackerJack and Disneyland
Scorin’ crack and lyrics banned
Gets better everyday…just cast those sins away.
Right and wrong? Who thought of that?
Some guys who thought the world was flat?
Now we’ve learned to see. “No one’s the boss of me.”   Chorus

Givin’ up, givin’ in…not a whimper, no shout.
Now the climate is warm, and the fools come out.
Get in touch with yourself and the innermost child…
And the “still small voice” is cast away; exiled.   repeat chorus   © 2002 TF

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Ocean waves and temperatures and levels are the key to your survival. Yeah, if they change, you might be doomed. Doomed I tell you!!

And you thought ocean waves were just for surfing.

You silly ninny. Have you ignored all the symptoms and signs altogether? If so, you deserve whatever mother nature throws at you from the sea? Think you have nothing to worry about? Well, I’m gonna share some statements from an article where “scientists” share “actual” data. And I’ll add a little commentary to keep it real.

“A shutdown of that ocean current could dramatically alter phenomena as varied as global weather patterns and crop yields.”

The key word in that dramatic sentence is “could.” Here’s another example:

“Messing with complex systems is chilling precisely because there are so many levers. If the temperature of the sea surface changes, precipitation over the Amazon might too, contributing to its deforestation, which in turn has been linked to snowfall on the Tibetan plateau.”

The key words in that long (winded) assertion are “so many levers” and “if” and “contributing.”

Here’s another example that really plays on fear:

“We may not even realize when we start passing points of no return. Or if we already have.”

So, if we don’t even realize if or when we pass points of no return, how can we ever really know where they are? Could they be constantly moved around by the ocean waves? Who knows?

And here’s the final attempt to scare you into submission to the mother nature’s capricious whims.

“It’s kind of like stepping into a minefield. We don’t want to find out where these things are by triggering them.”

All that kind of talk reminds me of a song I wrote back in 1989. It talked about opinions. The song is called “Everybody’s Got One.”

And here’s a section of the song that addresses the why of all this:

Danny says he wants respect; says he’s got a job to do
But David jabs and pokes his fun; just the same as me and you
Pat declares we all should pay to clean up our environment
And Joan believes it’s federal; so leave it to the government.
Every time you know you’re right, your opinion’s like a stick of dynamite.
And everybody’s got one.

OK, here’s what I recommend to prepare for the environmental apocalypse. Go get yourself some survival gear. Ebay’s a great source. I’ve even got a link to help you save 20% off your choices.

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I gotta share this story I just saw again today. Maybe you’ve seen some version of it. But it’s about what happened when a young cashier told an older woman “you should bring your grocery bags next time. Because plastic bags aren’t good for the environment.”

And the older woman shared some actual good for the environment facts.

Here’s the story version I saw:

The  woman apologized, “We didn’t have this green thing back in my day.” 

The young clerk said, “Your generation didn’t care enough to save the environment for future generations.”

So, the woman gave him a firm stare and a hard grin and said…

“Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles, and beer bottles. And the store sent them back to the plant to be washed sterilized and refilled. So they could use the same bottles over. They were recycled. 

Grocery stores bagged our groceries in brown paper bags which we reused for numerous things. We walked upstairs because we didn’t have an escalator in every store and office building. And we walked to the grocery and didn’t climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go two blocks. 

Back then, we washed the baby’s diapers. Because we didn’t have the throwaway kind. And we dried clothes on a line. Not in an energy-gobbling machine burning up 220 volts. Wind and solar power did dry our clothes back in our day. And kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters. Not always brand-new clothing. 

Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house.

Not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief. Not an energy draining screen the size of the state of Montana. In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand. Because we didn’t have electric machines to do everything for us.

When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded-up old newspapers to cushion it. Not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap.

And back then, we didn’t fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by working. So we didn’t need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. 

And we drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen. And we replaced the razor blades with a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. 

Back then, people took a bus and kids rode their bikes instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service. We had one electrical outlet in a room. Not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances.

And we didn’t need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 23,000 miles in space to find the nearest burger joint. But the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn’t have the green thing.”

The cashier stood there still and quiet as the old lady found her wallet to pay.

Then, the lady turned to leave. But she stepped back and turned toward the cashier.

And she said “You have a world of knowledge in that little device in your hand. Pity you just use it to gossip, take pictures, and waste time. It would do you good to search a bit of history before you embarrass yourself like this again.

I love that story. I don’t know if I’m as old as the old lady. But I can relate to every example she shared. And, in fact, I can remember living in a house where the cooking was done entirely with a wood-burning stove. For a long time there was an ice box instead of a refrigerator. And we ate food that came from a chicken, cow, pig, or garden just outside the farmhouse doors.

But today younger people think THEY know what’s good for the environment because of the regurgitated nonsense they soak up in schools, from TV, and online.

That’s why I wrote, a long time ago:

We want to live in a fat-free environment, and
We want to make sure the ozone is intact.
And so we watch all those service commercials, and
It’s just so easy to sit back and react.
Is it just melodrama for me to feel this way?
I wonder. Is it just me? Or does it all sound so cliché?

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You can’t recycle away stupid. And today I’m gonna share a story you might’ve seen elsewhere. But it bears repeating. Because it shows the increased ignorance in younger people today. And it shows how, typically, the people who shout “don’t judge” the loudest are the most judgmental.

Anyway. Here’s the story I saw. Feel free to recycle away.

A young cashier told an older woman that she should bring her grocery bags because plastic bags weren’t good for the environment.

The  woman apologized to him, “We didn’t have this green thing back in my day.” 

The young clerk said, “Your generation didn’t care enough to save our environment for future generations.”

So, the woman gave him a firm stare and a hard grin and said, “Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles, and beer bottles. And the store sent them back to the plant to be washed sterilized and refilled. That way they could use the same bottles over. Then, they were recycled.

Grocery stores bagged our groceries in brown paper bags. And we reused them for numerous things. We walked upstairs because we didn’t have an escalator in every store and office building. And we walked to the grocery store. Plus, we didn’t climb into a 300-horsepower  machine every time we had to go two blocks. 

Back then, we washed the baby’s diapers. Because we didn’t have the throwaway kind. We dried clothes on a line in the sunshine. Not in an energy-gobbling machine burning up 220 volts. So, wind and solar power did dry our clothes back in our day. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters. Not always brand-new clothing. 

And back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house.

Not a TV in every room.  By the way, the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief. And not a screen the size of the state of Montana. In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand. Because we didn’t have electric machines to do everything for us.

When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded-up old newspapers to cushion it. And not styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap.

Back then, we didn’t fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. And we exercised by working. So, we didn’t need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. 

We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. And we refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen. We also replaced the razor blades with a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. 

Back then, people took a bus.

And kids rode their bikes instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service. Usually, we had one electrical outlet in a room. Not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn’t need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 23,000 miles in space to find the nearest burger joint.

But the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn’t have “the green thing.”

The cashier stood there still and quiet as the old lady found her wallet to pay. Then lady turned to leave but stepped back and turned toward the cashier.  She said “You have a world of knowledge in that little device in your hand. Pity you just use it to gossip, take pictures, and waste time. It would do you good to search a bit of history before you embarrass yourself like this again.

I think that’s a slam-dunk. How about you? Did your family recycle away. Or were you part of the use-it-up-and-get-a-new-one group? In my parents’ and grandparents’ house, it was pretty much as the older woman described.

By the way, I’m gonna recycle away my recommendation that you head to this link to subscribe to Tony’s Rhyme and Reason Daily Devotional. Make me send you some complimentary (and downright hospitable) stuff.

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If you’re a fan of these following songs, just remember, diversity and tolerance. Because I’m not a fan of Free Bird, Stairway to Heaven, The Chicken Dance, The Hokey Pokey, or The Electric Slide. And, in all my years as a professional musician I never played Free Bird or Stairway to Heaven. I played recordings of those other songs at wedding receptions. But not “live” versions. And speaking of electric cars…

Don’t you think electric cars should have shorter driving ranges?

I mean, that makes sense. Right? Shorter driving ranges means lower prices on electric cars. And isn’t that what truly counts in the greater environmental protection scheme/plan/manifesto?

After all, if more people can “afford” electric cars, then think of all that wonderful fresh air we’ll “save.” So, that must be why Elon Musk (and his Tesla company) is putting the “standard range” versions of the Model S and Model X cars back in the lineup. Thankfully they’ll be much more “affordable” so more people can scoot around in their snazzy, battery-operated cars.

Well, one article I read, put it this way. Those cars offer “a slightly more accessible option for consumers at the cost of reduced battery capacity.”

But I’m a curious kinda guy. So, I wonder why any company that makes electric cars would want to make shorter range options on purpose. Because, isn’t the goal to reduce to carbon emissions? So, shouldn’t the goal be to make the longest lasting batteries possible? And for as many consumers as possible?

And yet, according to what I read, “the company has even introduced new trims by simply limiting the capacity of the battery pack through software.” So, the battery is capable of longer range, but you limit that range “through software.” Uh, yeah. No potential for dastardly intentions there. Right?

But it’s just bidness, ya’ll.

And as long as an expanded customer base is happy with the “more affordable” $78,490 shorter range electric cars, then bidness is good. Who cares if your car can actually go 405 miles? If you can jump into world-saving e-tech and save $10,000, your 320 miles range will be just dandy.

Plus, you can still pat yourself on the back for not burning even one little fossil to get where you’re going. (side note: gasoline powered cars don’t burn even one fossil because fossils aren’t fuel.) Of course, there is that tiny detail of where the electricity originates. But let’s not get bogged down in details.

OK, you can probably tell (if not, maybe you need a caffeine jolt) I like the idea of electric cars (at least the way they’re currently being manufactured and marketed) as much as I like The Electric Slide. On the surface they’re sorta cool. Quiet, no smelly exhaust. But below the surface, it’s quite a different story.

Yeah, they both rub me the wrong way. And the hokey pokey motion, the proponents of the so-called “emerging technologies” make, illustrates an agenda. Not an “awareness of our need to save the planet.” Yeah, their refusal to acknowledge how our current, highly efficient combustible fuel is a renewable resource, is just another chicken dance.

I’m thankful I’m still a Free enough Bird to not be forced into owning an electric car. I just wish more people understood there’s no elevator, escalator, or even Stairway to Heaven on Earth. No amount of “environmental protection” or “environmental legislation” will ever compensate for control freaks and their agendas.

That’s my prediction.

Stick around and watch. Or if you’re unable to watch from here on Earth, be sure you’ve got a seat in the true Heaven. Your ticket has already been paid for, if you want it. And you can trust that your Manufacturer won’t lock your extra miles with a future software update.

But you won’t get that same guarantee from CEO’s who think Mars might be inhabitable.

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You know what chance and circumstance produce? Well, it’s certainly not any new species. I’ll tell you that right now.

Check out the racist undertones found in the chance and circumstance of Charles Darwin's work.

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There are many characteristics found in the genetic code of the wonderful, wide variety of plant and animal life here on our blue planet.

Whether or not a flower will have blue, triangular petals or yellow, round petals is determined by this complex code. But the code doesn’t stop with mere appearances. It also provides for a certain amount of adaptation to environmental conditions and circumstances. This is how a natural selection occurs.

And it sure ain’t chance and circumstance.

When you go to the buffet table to make your selections, you don’t create any new foods. You merely select from the food that’s already there. And “selection” in the natural world works much this same way. When stressful environmental conditions occur, nature more or less selects characteristics in the code (aka gene pool) that can survive. In this process the characteristics that can’t survive are eliminated.

What does this mean exactly? Well, like I first said…chance and circumstance aren’t creating any new species. They’re just choosing from what’s already there, and variations are actually reduced…not evolving ever upward.

So…I totally agree that microevolution occurs. It’s nothing more than survival of the fittest. But macroevolution does not occur because natural selection prevents it. Increased complexity isn’t found in nature. It’s the figment of imagination of so-called scientists who refuse to base their conclusions on what is observed and reproducible.

Why do you suppose anyone would draw charts of animals showing a gradual increase in complexity when no intermediate fossils are found? Why would any scientist seeking truth ever have a problem with going where the evidence leads?

I suspect it’s more than a matter of science. It could be a matter of a rebellious heart. But maybe that’s just me…

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If your great, great, great grandfather had been more into stretching, strength training, and tattoos, then maybe you and/or your descendants could have long necks, big muscles, and camouflage skin. OK, maybe it would have have taken a few more generations, but it could happen. Right?

No. C’mon everybody, say it with me: “characteristics gained after birth cannot be inherited.”

Something that CAN happen; though, is that stressful environmental conditions for some plants and animals might (and often do) trigger their offspring’s various natural defenses. They’re not creating new genetic traits. It’s simply (and I use that word as a figure of speech) the genetic machinery already programmed into them that kicks in.

(side note: who’d want long necks anyway?)

Our modern abilities to look closely and deeply into the structure of DNA have revealed so much more of the marvelous, complex design within a single cell. Scientists are discovering how each creature, big and small, is coded with amazing information that can adjust to stressful situations like starvation, dehydration, and even a global flood. (Yeah, even that last one)

I know I’m kicking sand in the face of believing that time, the environment, and “needs” can produce acquired characteristics. But I’m also enthusiastically fanning the flames of beautiful, creative reality. And that’s a reality where spectacular and optimum genetic machinery is already programmed. Yep, it’s programmed into every living thing to meet or exceed its stressful environment.

This is just one of dozens of reasons why real science gives me such faith, hope, and love for my Creator.

So, are you sure you truly can’t live without long necks, big muscles, and camouflage? Then, go buy some beer, pump some iron, and join the marines.

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