[blackbart.223]

"How does the thawing of ice that floats on water affect sea levels in any way?"

It doesn't. Did you ever sit on the deck with a glass of ice water? As the ice melts the level of the water does not change. To call Al Gore an idiot is doing him a kindness.

[Gondring]

And if a waiter comes over and pours water into your glass, like water melting off Greenland, it magicallt can't overflow. Obviously, only an idiot doesn't believe in such magic!

And obviously normal people drink saltwater with freshwater ice cubes, else the analogy would be false and not be applicable to the actual world's conditions. Only a worse-than-idiotr would think so, right?

Sorry, but incorrect claims by both sides are not helping.