1:52:01 I want to take the test real quick with you. Don't worry because based upon your answers it won't be very long, but it's so this is the test that they actually used to come up with This 8% number which is why I thought it was interesting to take it So I have your age of 61 your gender male what's your zip code? Is 9 9 4 1 0 7 is that close enough? It's good enough. You can use any number. Next question, okay. Recently you may have noticed that global warming has been getting some attention in the news. Global warming refers to the idea... This by the way is KQED this is PBS Oh our boys over here in San Francisco! Yeah this is your public media online helping them with this bogativeness
1:52:40 Okay, global warming refers to the idea that the world's average temperature has been increasing over the past 150 years. Maybe increasing more in the future and the worlds climate may change as a result What do you think? Do you think that global warming is happening? Answers yes no don't know I think it is! I would put yes on there because I'd think its a cycle. I'm a cycle guy Because of your last answer, you do not need to answer anything here. Please skip ahead to the next question. Oh don't worry, next question hold on Don't have to do four Okay if global warming is happening Do you think it is one caused mostly by human activities two caused mostly by natural changes in the environment? Three other or for none of the above because global warming isn't happening I would say too
1:53:30 Natural changes to the environment. Okay, next question How worried are you about global warming very worried somewhat worried not very worried Not at all worried not at all not at all worried okay here We go because we're gonna determine your category how much do you think global warming will harm? You personally great deal a moderate amount not at all don't know what would go those is there that was read those again So how much do you think global warming will harm you personally a great deal of moderate amount not at all or don't matter all not at all When do you think global warming will start to harm people in the United States? You see how they're leading you down a path now, you can't get out of it. Oh yeah I said it's not going to harm me but... It's like the EU having to re-vote on that. Here we go! Let's try you again on that question Well you have some answers They are being harmed now In 10 years 25 years 50 years 100 year or never
1:54:30 Well, I would say never but i could also say they're being harmed now by the propaganda. Yeah well you know that's not the right answer so we'll say never no it's specifically global warming not the global warming propaganda that would be a derivative of the global warming We'll go to the next question how much do you think global warming will harm future generations of people? See you can't get out... How many times do I have to answer the same question? A great deal? A moderate amount? Not at all or don't know Not at all, I would presume. Right? That's fine. I don't know either one. Okay How much had you thought about global warming before today a lot some a little or not at all not at all Well, no us some something as we talk yeah We talked about that's what I answered to how important is the issue of global warming to you personally extremely important very important somewhat Important not too important not at all important
1:55:20 Well, because we discuss it so much on the show. It's somewhat important I answered this the same way. Honestly... I could easily change my mind about global warming Strongly agree Somewhat agree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Easily is the operative word there Operative adverb, i think I would say... Read them again? Strongly agree Somewhat agree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree I don't know that was somewhat disagree mm-hmm we're almost done how many of your French share your views on global warming none a few some most or all some are you sure it's not a few what's the difference between some and maybe I think it's more a few than some Berkeley what are you talking about yeah
1:56:19 Who's calling me go away you crazy? Global warm up which of the following statements comes closest to your view. This is a big one global warming isn't happening Humans can't reduce global warming even if it is happening humans could reduce global warming but people aren't willing to change their behavior so they're not going to Humans could reduce global warming, but it's unclear at this point whether we will do what is needed or humans could reduce global warming and we're going to do so successfully. I would have that second answer. Humans can't do crap. Okay even if it's happening? Okay good got it Do you think citizens themselves should be doing more or less to address global warming much more more doing the right amount less or much less It's also a trick question. I would say less Less okay
1:57:11 Wonder what category you're gonna be and we're about to find out over the past 12 months. How many times have you punished companies? That were opposing steps to reduce global warming by not buying their products Oh that is disgusting so he can do say never once a few times Several times many times or don't know it's not isn't that a horrible question why they ask the opposite question I Well, I mean... How many times have you punished companies that promote the global warmest agenda? Is that on there? Let me see. Next question. Is that question on there? Do you think global warming should be a low medium high or very high priority for the president and Congress? Low. And the final question
1:57:55 People disagree whether the United States should reduce greenhouse gas emissions on its own or make reductions only if other countries do too. Which of the following statements comes closest to your own point-of-view? The United States should reduce its greenhouse gas emissions regardless of what other countries do, only if other industrialized countries such as England Germany and Japan reduce their emissions, only if other industrialized developing countries such as China India and Brazil reduced their emissions not at all or don't know Well, it doesn't hurt. But I'd say not at all in so far as that question is concerned Okay not at all and here we go your climate profile Guess what? What John C. Dvorak you are a dismissive How can I be a dismissive that's right you're you want to would you like to know what this means
1:58:49 Because if I'm a dismissive those earlier questions that I answered ambiguously don't are invalidated They didn't account for anything in the United States. The dismissives are mostly white male conservative and Republican they are politically active strongly religious and the group most likely identify themselves as born-again or evangelical Christians Oh, what a crud that is. That doesn't apply to me in the least! It's alright I'm the same. You came out as dismissive? Duh! Amen my brother! I can tell you what the answer should be for dismissive...I think it's all bullshit People in the dismissive group believe that global warming is not happening and if it is it is caused by natural changes in the environment most believe there is a lot of scientific disagreement about the issue let me just say something about this
1:59:38 Consensus is not science. Science is not consensus. Science is empirical fact with repeatable processes, not a model that predict something like the children of Britain will never see snow except in a snow globe. Okay? It's... science is not consensus! Am I wrong about this John? No, it has to be repeatable and observable. And you can't...and everything like this in fact we have it on the show notes of one of the...we had someone on our list that said oh you guys are idiots for thinking that the world's not coming to an end. Yeah. Uh..and he went on about it and I found it very insulting because of the way he phrases but then again email is naturally insulting so yeah I could be wrong but I blew up. Yeah you did! That was funny. Yeah I know you get the biggest kick when I do that
2:00:30 So I do it about once a month, again on some poor guy's case. But there is an upside to all this? Let me finish... we have in the show notes is the guy who went out and actually checked the tides. He says you can talk all you want about these computer models, and by the way we had a big fiasco recently about computer models in the world's economies because somebody had the wrong formula in Excel spreadsheet. This happens all the time Or how about the volcanic ash that erupted? It was going to... all airplanes had to stop. No flying! We had to stop flying because planes are gonna be crashing everywhere it was the most beautiful flying weather ever remember that we have pilots emailing me like this is crazy its fantastic here, because they predicted where the cloud was going and they were wrong