[mfringel]

I find that point to be orthogonal.

That's like saying that everyone at Occupy Wall Street had forswear all material goods in order to be considered "valid" protesters.

Discarding someone's argument due to a lack of complete purity is just plain facile.

[jwallaceparker]

>> That's like saying that everyone at Occupy Wall Street had forswear all material goods in order to be considered "valid" protesters.

No, it isn't.

Occupy Wall Street isn't about giving up all material goods. A better analogy is a OWS protester who is a manager at one of the banks that got bailed out.

>> Discarding someone's argument due to a lack of complete purity is just plain facile.

I never said the arguments should be discarded. I acknowledged that Al Gore did a good job spreading the word about global warming.

I'm just saying it's refreshing when someone actually stands behind their argument by making a personal change or sacrifice.