[Pooeypants]

Quote by: xyzer Hmm? I guess we have a problem? The usual problem with logical analysis? You comment...

No, the problem is that you have poor explanatory skills.

Quote by: xyzer Lets start with the IPCC theory of anthropogenic CO2 blocking the heat radiating away from earth. The theory is that CO2 is blocking radiating heat and thereby causing global warming.

The IPCC does not actually produce scientific literature per se, so they don't actually have a theory, they review what's written out there.

Quote by: xyzer If CO2 is dense enough(which it obviously isn't!) to trap/bock some of the heat radiating from the earth and cause warming, is it not logical to ask why wouldn't it trap and block the suns heat coming in?

It is absolutely logical but let explain why it doesn't further down.

Quote by: xyzer Does that make more sense to you? Or is it your addled theory that somehow it only blocks radiating heat from one direction and not the other?

Yes, it does. It is quite simple and the fact that you have to ask this makes me want to cry. The reason is that when the photons are reflected off the Earth to be bounced back into space, they're at a longer wavelength, closer to infra-red spectra that CO2 is very good at absorbing. This is how the greenhouse effect works, it is why the Earth has such relatively nice temperature worldwide. Wiki will educate you.
But don't take their word for it, go and open your nearest High School textbook that talks about Environmental Chemistry.

Quote by: xyzer If it blocked incoming heat the earth would get much cooler, would it not?

Here's a question for you, why haven't you learnt High school Chemistry?

Quote by: xyzer Thus one could logically conclude that human generated CO2 doesn't have much effect, nor does naturally generated CO2 generated by the oceans temps , etc,(constituting a fraction of 1 % of the atmosphere) have much effect?

In correct, as I have cited earlier, CO2 play significant portion in thermal absorption that you keep ignoring AND you keep bringing up the fact that its only 380PPM which is a completely misleading as all the different gases absorb at different spectra.

Quote by: xyzer Logical conclusion! Natural causes cause climate change and CO2 has a minimal effect. Sensible course...wait and see? Conduct more studies? Throw Gore out on his ear!

In conclusion, Xyzer, you have completely lost it. You have failed to understand the basic concepts of environmental science, and initially I thought you were actually able bodied scientific minded person who could actually debate against me. Oh, this is joyous day.