Is this credible …?

[blowlampParticipant @blowlamp]

120 million tonnes of trees felled for direct burning within the EU is reason enough for me to question what is really happening.

Martin.

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Posted by blowlamp on 10/09/2022 21:37:23:

120 million tonnes of trees felled for direct burning within the EU is reason enough for me to question what is really happening.

Martin.

Can anyone confirm the tree claim before Martin tackles the what is 'really happening' question?

Where does the figure of 120 million trees come from? I have good reason for thinking it's wrong so someone better prove the number is correct! Are they big trees or little ones? And does 120 million matter given that Nature estimate there are about 3 trillion trees in the world?

As for what's "really happening", that field of conjecture is wide-open to conspiracy theorists, If something is "really happening" other than reported developments, let's have the facts please. May be difficult because certain websites don't bother with facts or make them up.

Dave

[blowlampParticipant @blowlamp]

Posted by SillyOldDuffer on 10/09/2022 22:50:33:

Posted by blowlamp on 10/09/2022 21:37:23:

120 million tonnes of trees felled for direct burning within the EU is reason enough for me to question what is really happening.

Martin.

Can anyone confirm the tree claim before Martin tackles the what is 'really happening' question?

Where does the figure of 120 million trees come from? I have good reason for thinking it's wrong so someone better prove the number is correct! Are they big trees or little ones? And does 120 million matter given that Nature estimate there are about 3 trillion trees in the world?

As for what's "really happening", that field of conjecture is wide-open to conspiracy theorists, If something is "really happening" other than reported developments, let's have the facts please. May be difficult because certain websites don't bother with facts or make them up.

Dave

Why can't you accept the video for what it is?

It's just another person's point of view that I happened to find interesting – that's all.

Martin.

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Posted by blowlamp on 10/09/2022 23:25:52:

Posted by SillyOldDuffer on 10/09/2022 22:50:33:

Posted by blowlamp on 10/09/2022 21:37:23:

120 million tonnes of trees felled for direct burning within the EU is reason enough for me to question what is really happening.

Martin.

Can anyone confirm the tree claim before Martin tackles the what is 'really happening' question?

Where does the figure of 120 million trees come from? I have good reason for thinking it's wrong so someone better prove the number is correct! Are they big trees or little ones? And does 120 million matter given that Nature estimate there are about 3 trillion trees in the world?

As for what's "really happening", that field of conjecture is wide-open to conspiracy theorists, If something is "really happening" other than reported developments, let's have the facts please. May be difficult because certain websites don't bother with facts or make them up.

Dave

Why can't you accept the video for what it is?

It's just another person's point of view that I happened to find interesting – that's all.

Martin.

The video is low value because it's factually incorrect. It's far less credible than the idea of converting grass into methane. The speaker can't be trusted because the opinion expressed is supported dishonestly. As I can't see a way of justifying it with facts and logic the only way to defend it is to repeat the same nonsense louder. Bullsh1t baffles brains.

Points of view that ignore truths may be interesting but they're also toxic. I say the video is in the same class as spam email and fake phone calls – it's designed to mislead. The absence of checkable facts and the presence of misrepresentations is a clear danger signal.

If fact-free opinions on the web happen to appeal to anyone reading this, don't forget con tricks catch victims by telling them exactly what they most want to hear. And even intelligent people like us can and do fall for a good schmooze!

My advice is it's foolish to trust liars, even if their views seem similar to mine. Putting it another way, always read the small print!

Dave

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