Re: Economist Bjorn Lomborg: Global warming is not a priorit

My response to the flaws in Lomborg's argument and solutions as to how more effectively deal with the world's issues.

Another good vid on global warming, and more specifically, why the Libertarians argue what they do on this issue:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T4UF_Rmlio&feature=related

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[illustriouschin]

Now this is a very good argument and the same thinking that would solve this problem would also solve many other problems. Mainly to stop taking the cheapest short term solution when it is only going to cause more expensive long term problems. aikiboy1111111, if you are not writing a book right now I think you should, if people are smart they would buy it.

[russttu]

Nations are coming together to reorganize the global economy in Copenhagen, make no mistake about their agenda. Copenhagen is an opportunity for the Greens to reorganize the world into an ecostate whereby they direct global capitol too things THEY believe in. The Copenhagen accord is basically buying off the developing world through mechanisms for free, but directed growth. Directed growth by western societies is not a new thing and has failed to solve the developing worlds problems for decades.

[aikiboy2]

Thanks for letting me know this. Just out of curiosity, do you have the title for the video in question, so I can go watch it?

[etsneroj]

Having just watched a 45 min Lomborg lecture on Youtube, it seems to me that he addresses most of the issues this poster is concerned about. And, at any rate, the poster does not dispute Lomborg's main thesis--that we must resist our tendencies towards hysterics and make rational, efficient choices based on sound priorities when addressing the world's problems, particularly global warming.

[mothball667]

my god im ashamed to say your a scientist, im am a scientist, have you even looked at the science behind sceptical arguments? I suggest you do.

[Fordi]

You missed an early point. You prioritize solutions, rather than problems. If a middling return solution has high, long-term secondary returns, that would get higher weight on the stack than a solution that has high short-term returns and no long-term benefits.

We prioritize solutions because they are the complementary cost/benefit factor to the problems they solve. If a solution solves many problems, the cost/benefit analysis of the solution includes each problem it solves.

[lukeev]

The man who wrote; "[T]he terror attack could even do some economic good. Now, all of a sudden, we need some new office buildings. Rebuilding will generate at least some increase in business spending. (New York Times, Sepr 14 2001)" ...thereby flunking the most basic lesson in economics, has been awarded the Nobel prize in it! Guess who? Paul Krugman. I was probably too harsh on Bjorn Lomborg just now, but guys like Krugman talking about manipulating *entire global economies* - are just nuts.

[lukeev]

Bjorn Lomborg is a fraud. He fails basic economics, such as the classic 'Broken Window' Fallacy (eco 101) time and time again. He's just apolitical agent. It's like Al Gore, these people should stop trying to be scientific, they all have political agendas, they're all liars. You can't apply economics when there is coercion involved, it's just not economics, it's politics. You should really argue from first principals in your videos. Tax is theft & coercion, global warming is (IMO false) OPINION.

[TheStephenation]

This was a good analysis of Lomborg's talk.

You probably already knew this and simply misspoke without realizing it, but in case you didn't, malaria is not caused by a virus. It is caused by protozoa of the genus Plasmodium.

[Williammoon1995]

Cool. You sound like your right.