Comments on: Don't Give Up

By: Moodindigo

Moodindigo — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:24:58 +0000

When's this game coming out?

By: YES YES YES

YES YES YES — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:44:59 +0000

Kill everyone.

The human virus must be exterminated.

By: moss watson

moss watson — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:31:02 +0000

Civilization is based on the constant importation/production/destruction of natural resources within the confines of a finite planet. This cannot possibly go on forever. Humans are very capable of living outside the confines of civilization, we did it for %90 of our existence on the planet.
But the longer we cling to our "civilized" lifestyle, the less likely we are to leave behind a livable planet when (not if) civilization finally crashes.

By: Jayce

Jayce — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:00:42 +0000

I don't know what world some of you are living in, but GLOBAL WARMING real and the PROVEN FACT is humans are making it worse.

Period.

By: Vikter88

Vikter88 — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:28:54 +0000

Funny...all these opinions, yet no one other than me and Ghelboy make mention of this huge flaming ball out in space that is the sole provider of any warmth on this planet. Any chance that this thing could go through cycles? Rhetorical question, cause yes is the answer. We are just one sun flare in the the right direction from being engulfed in a flame? Not saying that Global Warming is man made or not, although i have made my opinion clear previously...but at least give the sun a little credit.

Glad to see the skeptics coming out. I thought for sure this comment box was going to be a one sided argument.

By: Ben Rushing

Ben Rushing — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:18:59 +0000

I am an atheist, and I do not believe in Human caused catastauphic Global Warming, Cooling, or Change. I know that the planet is billions of years old and has survived far worse than us. We will all eventually die and the planet will eventually not have humans. 90% of all species that have lived on Earth are already extict, we didn't kill them all. Emotional thinking is what religion has relied on for centuries to control human beings. You had to submit to a man if you were a woman because it was Eve who tempted Adam to sin. You had to hate the Jews because they killed Jesus or they stole Palestine from the Muslims. You had to feel bad because Jesus was tortured and murdered because Yahwey couldn't forgive your sins without watching the so called perfect human be killed in the worst possible way. Today religion is falling apart as science, technology, and Capitalism have made people's lives a lot better. The world is not perfect; religion, socialism, and pseudoscience relying on emotional based irrationality are still trying to make you dependant on a "benevolent" dictator to guide you to perfection. More of your freedom is being lost due to this kind of idiocy. Think, but don't vote libertarian.

By: renderanything

renderanything — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:07:23 +0000

The spot may have been produced by McCannWorldgroup's advertising agency McCann Erickson, but the work was carried out by a Brazilian production studio called Seagulls Fly. Just wanted to make sure everyone got the right props.

By: Adminus

Adminus — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:21:50 +0000

I find it funny that the so-called intelligent people still fail to own up to the impact that we as a race our causing to this planet. On one hand, you have the "geniuses" that don't think it's a problem no matter what you show them. The other hand you have the delusional religious who think that their religions trumped up make believe god is going to fix everything and make their pathetic existences "special" again. It seems that some of you need to step up and take responsibility, and if you can't/won't at least educate yourselves a little before commenting.

By: reader

reader — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:30:58 +0000

Earth does have it's cooling and warming periods. Still, humans are accelerating those periods to be more severe faster than it would if people cared more about the environment. So is it our faults? Yes, partially.

By: davey

davey — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:59:39 +0000

at least there is a conversation now, sans some of the smugness

By: idk

idk — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:21:52 +0000

I think all the people that belive in man made global wormimg should just go off themselves to make the earth a better place

By: shecky

shecky — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:08:28 +0000

I'm educated.

I WANT TO BELIEVE.

I DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE.

Jesus... this post brought out the idiots.

By: davey

davey — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:49:00 +0000

It's nice to see the pendulum swinging (finally). This time a year ago, the comments would have been 95% pro AGW, as espoused by judgemental, self made armchair climatologists.

remember folks - cpu models do not equal scientific evidence! dur ... I could make a cpu model which "proves", given enough time, that a monkey will fly out of every polar bears butt! now that would be something!

By: sparge

sparge — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:07:17 +0000

sfg - a little late to start trolling, isn't it? Stew - got any data to back that up? 'cause the NOAA begs to differ Sunspots work in 11-year cycles, but temperatures have been trending upward for a century (as far as we can tell). Now, I'm not saying this couldn't be part of another natural cycle. This site has some nice graphs indicating temperature fluctuations over decades, centuries, and millenia. James Schend - China and India aspire to join the "first world". If the US doesn't make a commitment to lower emissions, why should they? Oh yeah, the video. What a terrible waste of great animation.

By: saintforGod

saintforGod — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:59:09 +0000

Make sure those of you who reject the atheist science cabals grip on this country vote for sarah palin and john mccain who will fight the global warming elite and put creationism back in the science class where it belongs!! Palin McCain 08! Say no! to the atheist scientist elite

By: Mr. Binky

Mr. Binky — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:57:33 +0000

Humans affect the environment in a negative way. Who will deny this?

If we don't change the way we live, it will just keep getting worse. Yes? Yes.

Should we change the we live, and start taking active steps to ensure the environment stays healthy, or should we continue to destroy it, and pollute our home? I guess this question is a matter of opinion.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:43:13 +0000

awh, thats exactly my plan
no kids for me.
and if later, some point, i reallyyy want one, which i can't see happening
i'll adopt.
what is wrong with adopting?
i just don't get it.

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:24:18 +0000

Real animals dying: bad

Fake animals dying: LOL

By: dutchboy

dutchboy — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:02:40 +0000

I am an educated,creative and successful individual.I care about the enviroment(who does'nt) and I DO NOT BELIEVE IN GLOBAL WARMING.

By: awh

awh — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:26:24 +0000

yeah, i've visited this topic before. Not having kids = biggest thing you could do for the planet. Plus it saves you money. I'm doing my part.

Now if only we could get the rednecks living in trailer parks to do the same thing instead of popping out 10 kids and sucking up resources on welfare.

By: Stew

Stew — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:51:28 +0000

What? The earth is cooling. The hottest measurable time was in the 1930's. Why are people still promulgating the global warming drivel? The science is proving it's bunk.

By: susan wingerter

susan wingerter — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:27:48 +0000

my god. this made me cry. very effective ad.

By: susan wingerter

susan wingerter — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:27:31 +0000

my god. this made me cry.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:02:04 +0000

@Byrd
I agree with your comment about the finger-sniffing monkey.

I hated this video. It's not disturbing, it's just pedantic, glossy, and unnecessary propaganda. Maybe I'll watch it again with "That Was Just Your Life" playing to make it more entertaining or something.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:57:00 +0000

The GW crowd is so behind the curve... Even the Democrats seem to have abandoned the cause. Didn't hear hardly a peep about it from the convention.

By the way, I love polar bears too. They taste like pork.

By: cindolin

cindolin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:06:44 +0000

@Byrd-
I agree with your comment. People often contribute naught but sarcastic generalizations and try to pass it off as wit. Just because one is on the "Right Team" (be it liberal or conservative, believer or non-believer), does not mean that one is not a mere sheep.

By: cindolin

cindolin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:01:39 +0000

Thought it was a lame concept. The visual shock of watching a monkey hang himself is reduced by the fact that it look like a cutscene for some kind of a post-apocalyptic video game. It's not even that disturbing--the absurdity made the whole PSA seem a bit comical.

I always felt that a lot of PSAs are too gimmicky or annoying to take seriously. Just look at those stupid singing angels in the Truth ads.

By: Sammy

Sammy — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:59:34 +0000

Sorry to upset you David F
I heard it from a realiable source, but it was an old source.

@ Gellner
That, my friend, is the funniest/truest thing Ive heard today!

Now, dont get me wrong, I love the polar bears! But as far as I know, they dont have any real natural enemies, do they?
Their enemy is the climate?
hmm... Think about it.

And before you attack me! I have not done my research,
This is my opinion!

By: dutchboy

dutchboy — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:57:08 +0000

ice age...warming...ice age...warming...ice age...warming...

By: Byrd

Byrd — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:52:02 +0000

Neatoramawontsendmeapassword, no you didn't have to point that out, and doing so still didn't make what you said have any point at all. It's easy to make things black and white that-- paint everyone that doesn't take the fear mongering that the media feeds us at 100% face value as wasteful idiots that have no regard for anyone or anything but themselves. It is possible to care about what happens to the environment and still not buy the global warming dogma. The problem with what you said above is that either you don't know the meaning of the word "console" or you don't understand what it means to not believe something (or both). From Webster's Online: "to alleviate the grief, sense of loss, or trouble of : comfort ". Disbelievers are just that-- they don't believe, so they don't feel guilt and need no consolation. Do athiests find ways to console themselves about not believeing in God? No. They don't think they are turning their back on anything real. Same with those that don't believe in global warming. Now, that doesn't excuse the extreme and wasteful behaviors of some, but to lump all of those that are not in the global warming bandwagon is not fair or accurate. But, hey, if painting all of them as absolutely brainless idiots is the way you console yourself after finding out that those who disagree with you are intelligent people, then be my guest.