I box in my right wing brother on Global Warming

[ReformedGOPer]

5. The thing I always say (which usually quiets my GOP relatives)

is that yes, I agree the earth has always gone through these cycles. The big difference now is those past cycles occurred over millions of years, allowing enough time for living organisms to adapt and evolve. This warming cycle began in the late 1800s with the dawn of the industrial revolution. 200 years is just not enough time for us to adapt to the problems the warming causes. Of course, then my relatives will say something even more idiotic, like "evolution isn't real, I didn't descend from an ape". That's the mindset. Its hard to argue with someone who probably failed 9th grade biology.