james rogers jamesrbestcom historical record mean human historical record highly overrated nigh worthless talking geological timescales even topics short timescale climate problem global warming cooling matter supposedly profound recent changes temperature absolute terms function time arguably fall well noise floor natural fluctuations occurred last 50000 years terms absolute average temperature rate temperature change people unfamiliar history global temperature since advent modern humans may think degree century lot realizing global temperatures regularly whipsaw far greater extremity therefore immediately dismiss theory global warming explain temperatures whipsawed severely prehistory last couple thousand years relatively calm geological standards inconvenient fact people trying use climate push particular social agenda worth noting underneath receding glaciers deposited last major ice age finding substantial evidence humans living nice temperate climate glaciers paved civilization receding glaciers turned bit archaeological treasure chest expose artifacts buried underneath shrink preserved ice thousands years dont see compelling reason save glaciers anyway particularly light fact existence always transient anyone insist current negligible fluctuations anthropogenic heaps one ridiculous assertion upon another ill stick occams razor humble opinion cheers james rogers jamesrbestcom mon 20020923 1223 jim whitehead wrote anyone fully bury global warming would need explain dramatic increase co2 concentrations increasing global temperature would also need explain worldwide glaciers melting faster previously historical record people need refutations need compelling alternate explanation hint climate variability doesnt cover bases 23 sep 2002 133610 0700 goodbye global warming