("Before man walked the planet" is not relevant to the question of climate today and man's impact, obviously. The planet had VERY different atmospheric and geologic conditions before man")

It was in the context of my discussion with GreenLeaf about the supposed increase in the history of severe storms due to climate change, and the effect that fossil fuel usage may have had.

And of course I'm aware that the planet had VERY different atmospheric and geologic conditions before man, that was part of my whole point.

Was your 10 year old not around to explain this to you?