>Nearly fell out of my chair when I heard this.

This skepticism reminds me of a chart I saw years back but I can't remember the source. It went something like this:

		GW Real		|	GW Real		|	GW Not Real	|	GW Not Real
		--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action:  	Do Nothing	|	Do Something	|	Do Nothing	|	Do Something

Consequence: 	We Die		|	Save Planet	|	Nothing Happens	|	Nothing Happens