[AnimalMuppet]

OK, hypothetically, if we had all the electric infrastructure and vehicles ready to go, sure, let's switch now. Hypothetically, that would be fine. But as you said, that doesn't affect reality. So, OK, you win the point. But in the real world, so what? In the real world we can't do it now, so what good is your hypothetical? Maybe we would be better served by focusing on things that actually matter in reality?

[Timon3]

Hypothetically my initial point stands: reducing fossil fuel consumption by replacing it with something else, and artificially manipulating the weather, are in completely different ballparks regarding danger.

What are you trying to argue about?

[peyton]

I dunno, weather modification has been going on since at least the 80s and it’s pretty unnoticeable. I don’t see how we can peacefully stop China and Africa from burning coal, so I’m more interested in unilateral, noncoercive solutions.

[Timon3]

Really? How have we been manipulating the weather to reduce climate change since the 80s?

[peyton]

It’s not uncommon in places with droughts.

[Timon3]

In which places with droughts have we used weather manipulation to reduce climate change? I'm not talking about increasing rainfall, I'm talking about reducing climate change. Please share a specific example where we've done so since the 80s.