02-09-2017, 04:57 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-09-2017, 05:24 AM by APeacefulWarrior.)
(02-09-2017, 03:50 AM)Cirocco Wrote: You've completely missed the point because you never looked at the source material to verify what I posted.
Except I did. I watched your videos.
But they did not entirely support some of the things you said, and in other places they were at least somewhat at odds with what's commonly accepted theory as I understand it. Plus, they certainly didn't address the claims you were making that the corporations\governments would go full-on chaotic evil, so to speak, if the weather became bad enough. And in every reply I made, I explained WHY I disagreed.
If you'd like some links:
The idea that the magnetic field is a vital protection against radiation is still being heavily debated, because the atmosphere itself also provides substantial protection.
There is no evidence that the polar reversal would leave the Earth defenseless.
Massive solar flares would be a threat to electronics, but almost certainly not to life on Earth.
In fairness, there is some evidence to suggest a massive flare might have contributed to the die-off of the Mammoths and other large animals of that era but, even if that's true, it obviously didn't stop humanity. So while an even worse flare may be theoretically possible, it'd be the largest and most deadly solar flare EVER, a truly unprecedented event.
The Chandler Wobble is a well-known and ongoing phenomenon, a totally normal quirk of Earth's rotation, that's currently thought to be caused by the oceans.
As for the idea that a lack of solar flares could cause atmospheric compression so severe it would create disastrous weather, that's also highly speculative. Even the idea that a solar minimum contributed to the Little Ice Age is considered quite questionable, since the dates don't entirely line up. (The worst of the Little Ice Age was actually doing a period of increased solar activity.) While unpredictable weather is certainly an issue - due to global climate change if nothing else - it's very unlikely to be so severe as to cause some sort of doomsday scenario. Although it could certainly make for refugee problems that dwarf the current issues we're facing, particularly in the equatorial regions.
And so, in the end, I am simply not convinced that these are fears which are worth being overly concerned about. Every one seems to be a long-shot scenario at best.
So, please. If you don't want to discuss this further or just want to say "Well, that's YOUR belief," fine. But these attacks on my character are getting a little wearying. If you really have nothing else to say about these matters that don't involve belittling me in some fashion, then it's almost certainly time to cut this discussion off before it becomes unnecessarily nasty or counterproductive.