| This reminds of the change in human thinking that followed Bacon and Newton. Both men pointed us in the direction of science, and the more we learned, the more confident we became that we can control anything and everything.
I think we can be confident that some gases cause a green house effect, and covering the ground with black top and concret also increases temperatures. Cutting down trees changes the climate. There is a lot we can be pretty sure of, because we can use the scientific method. However, this does not mean we have the whole explanation.
The earth is in the same place in the universe that was in 52,000 years ago, and we don't have a complete record for that time. The magnetic core reverses and is it is due to reverse. This can effect the climate. We know the magnetic core periodically reverses, but we aren't sure how this happens, nor why? Plenty of areas on earth had much more water than they do today. I have not seen a good explanation of why, and I find our present reaction to change interesting? We are reacting like the planet doesn't change, when we know it does.
Regardless of why things change, we need to determine how we will live with the change. Throwing a virgin in the volcano, or sacrficing our sheep is not going to stop the change. |