The article, Most Koreans Agree on Cause of Climate Change, reminded me of this sketch from Kids in the Hall:

30 Helens may agree on something, or “most Koreans,” but that doesn’t make it so. Does this mean that the earth used to be flat, because most people agreed? Does it mean that slavery was okay, since most slave owners agreed that it was a good thing? Of course not.

Humans, by releasing a lot of carbon dioxide, have helped increase the temperature on Earth. But that doesn’t make humans “the cause” of climate change. In fact, according to the BBC who commissioned the poll, the poll actually asked whether “human activity, including industry and transportation, is a significant cause of climate change?” Even I could possibly agree with the BBC’s statement. It all depends on your definition of “significant.” Is is 1% significant, is 2%, or does something need to be 75% to be “significant?”