Science is never 100% settled, it deals with hypotheses and assumptions. However, some try to argue that global warming isn't real just because there is no way to "prove" that it is.
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Treehugger TV 2011: Impossible Expectations
Science is never 100% settled, it deals with hypotheses and assumptions. However, some try to argue that global warming isn't real just because there is no way to "prove" that it is.
Added: Aug 1, 2011
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