Apocaloptimist

What is an apocaloptimist? It is someone who sees the world going to hell in a hand basket but remains optimistic anyway.

Are you one? If so why? If not, why not?

Originally posted by whodey
What is an apocaloptimist? It is someone who sees the world going to hell in a hand basket but remains optimistic anyway.

Are you one? If so why? If not, why not?

When I see that word I think more of people like you, who want the apocalypse to happen.

Isn't that part of this Christian fairy tale you cling to?

Originally posted by whodey
What is an apocaloptimist? It is someone who sees the world going to hell in a hand basket but remains optimistic anyway.

Are you one? If so why? If not, why not?

Someone who hears your endless predictions of doom and smiles.

Originally posted by whodey
What is an apocaloptimist? It is someone who sees the world going to hell in a hand basket but remains optimistic anyway.

Are you one? If so why? If not, why not?

No, because the world is not going to hell in a hand cart.

Originally posted by Great King Rat
When I see that word I think more of people like you, who want the apocalypse to happen.

Isn't that part of this Christian fairy tale you cling to?

Actually, this is a stereotype, and not at all true.

Actually, I'm not so sure about whodey.



And btw, I don't know any Christian fairy-tales.

Originally posted by Great King Rat
When I see that word I think more of people like you, who want the apocalypse to happen.

Isn't that part of this Christian fairy tale you cling to?

Come on, get off your high horse. You believe that global warming is destroying the earth, don't you.

Originally posted by whodey
Come on, get off your high horse. You believe that global warming is destroying the earth, don't you.

Don't you get it yet?

The idea is to stop global warming before it starts destroying the earth. This planet is still the only one we have.

You're like the kid who is told to stop masturbating or he'll go blind. He then asks "can I just do it until I need glasses?"

Haven't you heard of the "Greenhouse Effect"? By the time we "need glasses" it'll be too big and too late to stop it. But all you fools care about is your profits now. Screw the next generations.

Originally posted by Suzianne
Don't you get it yet?

The idea is to stop global warming before it starts destroying the earth. This planet is still the only one we have.

You're like the kid who is told to stop masturbating or he'll go blind. He then asks "can I just do it until I need glasses?"

Haven't you heard of the "Greenhouse Effect"? By the time we "need glasses" ...[text shortened]... late to stop it. But all you fools care about is your profits now. Screw the next generations.

Err, I don't think you thought that analogy through......

Originally posted by Suzianne
Don't you get it yet?

The idea is to stop global warming before it starts destroying the earth. This planet is still the only one we have.

You're like the kid who is told to stop masturbating or he'll go blind. He then asks "can I just do it until I need glasses?"

Haven't you heard of the "Greenhouse Effect"? By the time we "need glasses" ...[text shortened]... late to stop it. But all you fools care about is your profits now. Screw the next generations.

Analogy fail.

After I stopped (or at least cut back) was about the time I started needing glasses..

Originally posted by Wajoma
Analogy fail.

After I stopped (or at least cut back) was about the time I started needing glasses..

Analogy win.

Because of the Greenhouse Effect, the devastating effects of global warming will still continue for years after we stop adding untold tons of chlorofluorocarbons to the air each year. It's even unclear whether we are already past the 'tipping point'.

Originally posted by Suzianne
Don't you get it yet?

The idea is to stop global warming before it starts destroying the earth. This planet is still the only one we have.

You're like the kid who is told to stop masturbating or he'll go blind. He then asks "can I just do it until I need glasses?"

Haven't you heard of the "Greenhouse Effect"? By the time we "need glasses" ...[text shortened]... late to stop it. But all you fools care about is your profits now. Screw the next generations.

I let out a huge guffaw when I had someone read your post aloud to me.

Originally posted by Suzianne
Analogy win.

Because of the Greenhouse Effect, the devastating effects of global warming will still continue for years after we stop adding untold tons of chlorofluorocarbons to the air each year. It's even unclear whether we are already past the 'tipping point'.

You do know that masturbating doesn't make you go blind?

Originally posted by Suzianne
And btw, I don't know any Christian fairy-tales.

Bel and the Dragon?

Originally posted by Suzianne
Analogy win.

Because of the Greenhouse Effect, the devastating effects of global warming will still continue for years after we stop adding untold tons of chlorofluorocarbons to the air each year. It's even unclear whether we are already past the 'tipping point'.

Sorry, this is a little confused, CFC's cause ozone depletion in the upper atmosphere. By international agreement their use has been phased out and the problem has been mitigated. Carbon emissions are believed to cause global warming. Because CFC's are useful but not essential they were easy to eliminate from fridges and so forth. Carbon emissions are created by energy production. This makes it far more difficult to eliminate them because energy is what civilization is built upon. However, I'm confident that, because climatic catastrophe is in no one's long term interests, carbon mitigation policies will gradually be adopted by governments.

Originally posted by Rank outsider
Err, I don't think you thought that analogy through......

She is right, masturbation causes global warming.

Sorry everyone. 😞