At its core, an argument is a very common and simple act where two people who disagree on something deliberate over the truth and best course of action. When both parties are interested in a joint solution, consensus can be reached. The problem is that a solution also requires that the people who are arguing can actually agree on the point of the argument, how to actually argue, and the rules of objective reality. Here are some times when people realized they were talking to someone who couldn't be bothered to want to agree, didn't have the energy, or was just flat out dumb as rocks. In a similar vein, here are some of the dumbest arguments people have found themselves in.
global warming
Via Keenan Mosdell
Witness the terrifying and strangely beautiful momenta a glacier in Iceland collapses, and sends panicked tourists scrambling for safety. This glacier collapse takes place at one of Iceland's famous outlet glaciers, Breiðamerkurjökull. Nature is scary and this video capturing the raw unstoppable power of a glacier collapsing is a testament to that. We're glad to know that everyone's safe. Talk about a harrowing close call!
These people don't believe that climate change exists. Although their arguments aren't exactly held up with concrete pillars (more like paper straws), everyone is entitled to have their own opinion. These opinions were found on the anonymous truth-spilling website Whisper - if my argument for not believing in climate change was this weak, I'd probably want it to be anonymous too. Anyway, here are the most interesting reasons why some people don't believe in climate change. Enjoy the laugh.
Only in America would the idea of someone fighting for social justice be considered an insult. You know who else is a SJW? Batman. Do we not like Batman anymore? Come on, nerds. You guys are nerds. You should love Batman, nerds.
Anyway, some regular ol' dum-dum who has probably said "Wow, I can't believe it's this warm in January" or "Crazy that it's snowing in April" at least 17 times in his life decided to let the world know how dumb he was by tweeting this:
Next time a Social Justice Warrior tells you "science is settled" on global warming, ask them to explain the science. Then watch the fun.
— Lorrie Goldstein (@sunlorrie) December 9, 2016
Let's do this!
Regardless of whatever he's voting for or against, Coats doesn't seem to realize he's talking about climate change when that comic is definitely about the weather. Whoops!
Via MNN
Small volcanic eruptions account for part of the global warming slowdown since 2000, a new study suggests.
Until now, the climate impacts of small volcanic blasts were overlooked because their planet-cooling particles cluster below the reach of satellites, scientists reported Oct. 31 in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. It turns out, satellites were missing about 30 percent of these particles, called aerosols, the study found.
