Reasons to Use Fossil Fuels (other than global warming)

by **Army of GOD** on Tue Nov 19, 2013 3:23 pm

I'd like to create a list of reasons why we should use fossil fuels. But the twist is that we won't discuss global warming. Instead, we'll focus on all of the other reasons why we shouldn't switch to a different energy dependence; please keep climate science discussions to a different thread. I'll start.

1. I enjoy hearing people complain about using them

by **#1_stunna** on Tue Nov 19, 2013 3:24 pm

Number one pretty much sums up this whole entirely list.

by **BigBallinStalin** on Tue Nov 19, 2013 4:05 pm

Positions that don't weigh costs AND benefits are stupid, but I'll gladly participate in this stupid thread:

2. The use of fossil fuels creates smog which decreases sunlight, thereby diminishing the risk of sunburns.

by **patches70** on Tue Nov 19, 2013 4:30 pm

3. Oil covered seagulls are cute.

4. It's fun watching shaman walking over hot coals.

by **Lootifer** on Tue Nov 19, 2013 4:44 pm

5. digging holes in the ground is heaps of fun

6. it smells great

by **BigBallinStalin** on Tue Nov 19, 2013 4:51 pm

7. What could be greater than freeing the fragments of Earth's history and then gloriously releasing them into the skies? Nothing!

by **2dimes** on Tue Nov 19, 2013 5:19 pm

8. Corvettes.

by **BigBallinStalin** on Tue Nov 19, 2013 5:44 pm

9. Ethanol increases the rate of capital depreciation (i.e. it accelerates the rate of damage for car engines and any other gasoline-powered engine), thereby decreasing wealth thus decreasing the total well-being of society.

by **DoomYoshi** on Tue Nov 19, 2013 11:15 pm

screw fossil fuels, lets just burn people and turn them into fossils

by **mrswdk** on Wed Nov 20, 2013 1:05 am

Sustainable energy is prohibitively expensive for all but the richest countries. Fossil fuels give all nations the chance to develop and enjoy prosperity.