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Drake · 04-15-2018, 08:54 PM

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The Syria Civil War was precipitated by the Arab Spring. People are displaced in wars because they move out of conflict zones to keep from getting killed. Half of those displaced in Syria moved to another part of Syria so they are not displaced by climate change but by the conflict.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Civil_War

That part of the Levant has never been a bread basket, rather its a desert climate, and once food supply lines are disrupted the refugees seek food wherever they can such as neighboring Turkey. People need to eat.

You are predisposed to climate change as a cause and there are plenty of people who hold that view so you will find support for it online. There are also people who believe UFOs are involved in the conflict in Syria. In other words, you can find support for almost any belief. Then how does one decide the most probable explanation? I think Occams Razor is best applied to this situation..... the simplest explanation is that people moved out of the way of bullets, machetes, bombs, rape, slavery, drowning cages, etc...seeking food, clean water, shelter... not fleeing the effects of climate change. In other words, even if every family in Syria had a unlimited supply of chickpea hummus on their tables they would still be fleeing for their lives.

Drake

04-15-2018, 08:54 PM	#11
Drake Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 2,075	Re: Politics and the Church -1 ZNP The Syria Civil War was precipitated by the Arab Spring. People are displaced in wars because they move out of conflict zones to keep from getting killed. Half of those displaced in Syria moved to another part of Syria so they are not displaced by climate change but by the conflict. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Civil_War That part of the Levant has never been a bread basket, rather its a desert climate, and once food supply lines are disrupted the refugees seek food wherever they can such as neighboring Turkey. People need to eat. You are predisposed to climate change as a cause and there are plenty of people who hold that view so you will find support for it online. There are also people who believe UFOs are involved in the conflict in Syria. In other words, you can find support for almost any belief. Then how does one decide the most probable explanation? I think Occams Razor is best applied to this situation..... the simplest explanation is that people moved out of the way of bullets, machetes, bombs, rape, slavery, drowning cages, etc...seeking food, clean water, shelter... not fleeing the effects of climate change. In other words, even if every family in Syria had a unlimited supply of chickpea hummus on their tables they would still be fleeing for their lives. Drake