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What is really behind Environmentalism?by Lewis Loflin What does Al Gore say about the 'science' behind global warming? "As it happens, the idea of social justice is inextricably linked in the Scriptures with ecology." See Al Gore, Earth in the Balance, and the Rejection of ReasonThese words from Mr. Gore puts the real agenda of political environmentalism in clear perspective. Here is a man of zero scientific credentials leading a movement that has nothing to do with science, rejects the scientific method, and leads what has become a de-facto religious crusade that is close to becoming the national religion of the United States. "Green" has become the buzz word for government money. The site www.greenmomentum.com reports that $85 million (January 15, 2010) is being given away by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to 69 scientists to develop "Green" talent. They also report an earlier "announced $187 million in grants that would help employ 500 skilled researchers and engineers in the advanced vehicle industry." It's a jobs program for scientists. Government money is big business in the government-science complex as as President Obama seeks to spend $85 billion over the next five years. President Obama claims the government employs over 200,000 scientists everywhere from universities to national labs. Here in Virginia the Virginia Tobacco Commission has/will divert $100 million that was slated for job training and healthcare to so-called "energy research" and other "Green" initiatives. The reality is whole legions of well paid scientists have spent entire careers being employed by the taxpayers and to pretend politics doesn't play into this would be absurd. The question is, with billions in grants and trillions in economic/environmental legislation dependant on some of this research, does this undermine the scientific method and objectivity? This goes far beyond just political pork in its ramifications. The John William Pope Center notes in their article The Academic-Governmental Complex that government funding of research tends to "distort scientific priorities" and to quote, Federal funding can actually pervert the direction and outcome of scientific research. Federal funding agents are careful not to make awards that stray from existing research paths...in some cases they want to see successful results even before making the grant. That is destructive of genuine research, in which the outcome isn't known when the scientist starts out... The entire article can be read at www.popecenter.org. With funding often tied to outcome, where does an individual scientist draw the line between scientific facts and self-interest? This is further compounded by the radical political culture at most major American universities. The critical question becomes does massive government funding determine the outcomes and results of scientific research?
A Closer Look at Mr. GoreThere are several elements in Mr. Gore's statement that represent a fusion of Progressive religious/social views and these are Mr. Gore's own words and not mine. Let's look more closely at what Mr. Gore really means."Social justice" is the polar opposite of equal justice as in say the court system. It's a cover for socialism, which today in America has taken on racist undertones. The Google definition of social justice is ...social justice is concerned with equal justice, not just in the courts, but in all aspects of society. This concept demands that people have equal rights and opportunities; everyone, from the poorest person on the margins of society to the wealthiest deserves an even playing field...From a political stance that is leftist, you must legislate.. Are we talking equal opportunity or equal results? In the end it's massive government control for a goal that just can't be obtained without resorting to extreme measures. "Scriptures" as Mr. Gore sees it is not traditional Christianity, but the so-called "social gospel". While there are variations of this with some professing outright socialism, it has little to do with Christian theology or God. Walter Rauschenbusch in his 1907 Christianity and the Social Crisis become "an important theoretical work about the nature and purpose of Social Gospel. He argued that the notion of 'sin' should not be applied to individuals, but also to society as a whole. Just as a sinful person was an affront to God, a sinful and unjust society offended God. If the social order as a whole can embody sin, then it must be possible to fight that sin - this effort was what became known as the Social Gospel, a gospel message for the benefit of society and not simply particular individuals." Ref. here. 'Ecology' has become more and more divorced from science and has morphed into a pseudo-religious philosophy and social movement. Google the definition of "ecology" and one gets the following from www.thefreedictionary.com: Definition 1: The science of the relationships between organisms and their environments. Also called bionomics. That was the original definition of ecology, but here are the definitions most of the ecology/environmental movement seem more concerned with today: 2. The branch of sociology that is concerned with studying the relationships between human groups and their physical and social environments. Also called human ecology. 3. The study of the detrimental effects of modern civilization on the environment, with a view toward prevention or reversal through conservation. Also called human ecology. It's about human ecology which explains why environmentalists really don't seem care about trees or polar bears unless they can relate this to humans. Sociology itself is pseudo-science while the definition 3 is simply a rejection of modern technological society. As his book Earth in the Balance reveals Mr. Gore is another pantheist/atheist. While pantheists deify Nature, it's still atheism as Nature has no attributes we would give God nor is Nature active or self aware in any manner. Now let's Google the definition of 'pantheism' and to quote, 1. A doctrine identifying the Deity with the universe and its phenomena. 2. Belief in and worship of all gods. Another definition: The belief that the universe is in some sense divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God; The belief in all gods; omnitheism. And another definition: The idea that all things are both a manifestation or revelation of God and a part of God at the same time. Pantheism was a common attitude in the early societies of Egypt, India, and Greece - the term derives from the Greek pan meaning "all" and theos meaning "deity. The leaders of the atheistic and violent French Enlightenment (the for-runners of modern dogmatic humanism, Marxism, and fascism) actively worked to destroy Christianity and Judaism (Voltaire was a anti-Semite) by replacing these beliefs with Eastern mysticism and pantheistic Greek philosophy. And that "all gods" is just religious relativism and excludes the traditional Judeo-Christian version of God The latter six definitions are what Mr. Gore and his followers have fused into a movement that has nothing to with science. Also see A Critical Examination of deism. But to claim that all environmentalists are uniform in belief or evil people is nonsense nor is there conspiracy at work here. Environmentalism should be broadly classified under New Age Religion being a broad syncretism of various religious and philosophical beliefs. It's the second largest belief system (25%) in America behind Christianity and has heavily infiltrated liberal religious institutions as well. See Churches Adopt Environmental Religion. The use of government to promote any particular religion should cause concern. This has led to conflict and bloodshed throughout history. The Founders of America were right in keeping religious coercion out of government and this pseudo-religious social movement is clearly crossing the line of separation of religion and state.
20th century not warmest, researchers find Extracts from a University of Delaware study showing climate change as normal and modern claims are mild compared to earlier historical trends. Ever wonder how Greenland got it's name? In fact this very process of geological and climate change is what drives biological evolution, an ongoing natural process.
Scientists Excited by Arctic Ocean Ridge Finds This illustrates again just how little we really know about the earth when a series of new volcanoes formed under the Arctic. That is why we must question these things.
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