Astronomy news always sound outlandish. Apparently, there are 10,000 black holes in the centre of the Milky Way. Black holes themselves are so weird that it's hard to believe that they exist in the same way that I believe that the room I'm in exists. I'm as non-religious and pro-science as you get, but would I bet my life on the existence of black holes as described in the scientific literature? My honest answer would be no. I have faith in them, but not an unwavering conviction.
@moonshake Some of my doubts are perhaps of a more controversial nature, such as the causes and effects of global warming. It seems *likely* that we caused it, but there are many other excellent reasons for being green that don't involve global warming, for example air and water quality. It's not fashionable to express concern about plain old pollution anymore, though, perhaps because it's location-specific, and geopolitics is all the rage these days.
@thor
How is your stand on the switch to renewable energy? You dispute global warming but acknowledge pollution. Adding to this fossil fuel is finite.
@thor
Insert "manmade" preceeding global warming.
@moonshake I'm positive to most green initiatives of that nature, because:
1. If we *are* causing global warming, we shouldn't make it worse. It doesn't seem outright *improbable* that we are causing it, so better safe than sorry.
2. Most green initiatives have other positive side effects that aren't related to global warming.
3. Many of them require technical innovation, which is both exciting to witness and beneficial to society.
@thor
Considering our many failed attempts at describing how atoms look an black holes being equally unobservable: Being sceptic about black holes true nature is just scientific behaviour.