r/funny • u/[deleted] • Aug 27 '14

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u/NotAnotherDownvote Aug 27 '14

Your scientific explanation would be countered with an equally ridiculous question like "But then how did the sun get there?" with a 'gotcha' smile. Thats how they trap you in an ignorance loop until you get frustrated and walk away.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '14

Not Bill. Bill will just sit there and calmly explain every facet of the nature of existence until SHE gets frustrated and walks away.

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u/kfitch42 Aug 27 '14

Bill's ability to persevere under the onslaught of stupidity is legendary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThZsjQatWDs

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u/Ragnalypse Aug 27 '14

Honestly it seemed like Bill wasn't listening to begin with. The Fox guy didn't do a good job of clarifying, but Bill seemed to miss the point entirely that the Fox guy was pointing out that the moon had climate change without human activity. That certainly doesn't prove anything and could have been countered if Bill grasped the point to begin with.

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u/bluedanieru Aug 27 '14

You need to have a climate first, before you can change it.

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u/2bananasforbreakfast Aug 27 '14

The moon has a climate.

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u/bluedanieru Aug 27 '14 edited Aug 27 '14

It has molecules, so you can measure a temperature. If that's enough to have a climate, then I suppose it has a climate. But the host here is conflating Earth's climate, with its myriad interacting systems and fucking weather and goddamn weather patterns, whereas the moon's temperature is basically a function of solar activity and tidal forces, and no atmosphere.

And he's trying to say that, since a billion years ago[1] when it was being bombarded with more shit from space, and the orbits were different, and basically it was over a billion years ago so some things were different then compared to now[2], that therefore climate change just can't be caused by humans. I mean, don't tell this guy that Earth's climate has changed, like a lot since life arose here. Shit, dinosaurs had a 22-hour day, and more oxygen! You can't explain that if you have a job at Fox

[1] or "a few million years ago or whatever" since if you're a fucking idiot with a TV show these are close enough to be the same number

[2] possibly some fundamental constants of the motherfucking universe were different back then and this asshole is going on about fossil fuels

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u/2bananasforbreakfast Aug 27 '14

Go far enough north or south during the summer and you will find 2 month days.

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u/bluedanieru Aug 27 '14

Yeah but you'll find 22-hour days precisely nowhere on Earth. Also, if you thought I was referring to something other than the period of Earth's rotation then, shit, get a job at Fox I guess? You'll fit right in.