Man, that comic’s comment thread is priceless. The amount of ad hominem and strawman on both sides is so astounding that it boggles the mind. If they were intending to make a strawman argument, they are masters of the art.
Climate change is indeed undeniable fact supported by 97% of the scientific community — even the fundamentalist Christians — but here’s a gem from one of the defenders on that thread: “All that ranting, yet Harley never mentioned why he’s so pro-pollution. Why do you hate our children so much, Harley?” I couldn’t make a better strawman than that if I were to try to make one deliberately. It’s just masterful. Two in two sentences.
Don’t tell that woman – she doesn’t even have facial hair!
http://www.gocomics.com/joelpett/2009/12/13/
Man, that comic’s comment thread is priceless. The amount of ad hominem and strawman on both sides is so astounding that it boggles the mind. If they were intending to make a strawman argument, they are masters of the art.
Climate change is indeed undeniable fact supported by 97% of the scientific community — even the fundamentalist Christians — but here’s a gem from one of the defenders on that thread: “All that ranting, yet Harley never mentioned why he’s so pro-pollution. Why do you hate our children so much, Harley?” I couldn’t make a better strawman than that if I were to try to make one deliberately. It’s just masterful. Two in two sentences.
Woah woah woah. They didn’t do it all for nothing!
They /also/ got to feel good about themselves.
No they didn’t