I don't not believe in global warming.
A friend posted an article on Facebook earlier today that claimed Tim Cook of Apple told investors who didn't believe in global warming to get rid of their Apple stock. "Screw him," I posted. "I'm holding."
I object to being told to treat a scientific theory as dogma.
Yes, I know what theory means in scientific parlance. It doesn't mean a wild guess. A theory is an interpretation of the data observed. It may be useful, it may fit the data well. But it's always going to be open to refinement, and possibly being overturned. It's never going to graduate to "fact", especially not on the basis of popularity or consensus. I don't care to put my faith in any particular theory.
But anyway, it turns out that's not what Tim Cook said (in spite of what a million internets worth of linkbait headlines insisted). What actually happened was that an investor group was unhappy with some of the environmental initiatives Apple has been working on (including reducing carbon emissions, which is where the tie to global warming comes in). He asked Cook to promise to only make company decisions based on return on investment. That's when he responded "If you want me to do things only for ROI reasons, you should get out of this stock."
I apologize, Mr. Cook. You're absolutely right on that one. If an investor wants to absolutely maximize monetary profits, no matter the cost to the rest of the world, maybe they should get out of Apple stock. Maybe they should get out of the economy in general because they're part of the problem.
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