[Today's post is by Jay A. Auxt, co-author of Global Warming and the Creator's Plan, newly published by Master Books.]
It is amazing how many people are absolutely convinced that global warming is occurring. Why is this so amazing? Because most people who are convinced of this warming trend are convinced not by the data, but because they “can feel it.” The temperature of all too many people is obviously “warmer.” How can this be?
Supposedly the earth’s temperature has increased 0.5 degrees over the past 100 years. When we factor in humidity and wind, our flesh cannot “feel” the difference between the supposed 0.5-degree change from one day to the next, never mind over 100 years!
So why are so many people absolutely convinced of this warming trend? Simply because we hear about it in the news practically every day. Consider the following news report: “There are ominous signs that the earth’s weather patterns have begun to change dramatically and that these changes may portend a drastic decline in food production – with serious political implications for just about every nation on earth. The drop in food output could begin quite soon, perhaps only 10 years from now.”
This statement was not referring to global warming. It was referring to the coming Ice Age as reported in the April 28, 1975 issue of Newsweek. In the mid ’70s the news media was so focused on “global cooling” that far too many people were absolutely confident that the earth was cooling and truly believed they could “feel it.”
This is not just a technical issue. How we serve our Lord and Savior is affected by how we view our surroundings. We need to be persuaded to walk by “truth,” not by media hype and subjective feelings.
