I will get to the part about who said it and what it was about. But first, what kind of logic is that?! I mean, seriously, does this make some sense that I'm missing?
Forest fires are difficult to fight. Some are impossible and all we can do is to wait for them to burn out. So using the logic above, since it can't be fought, then clearly the fault does not belong to the person who carelessly left their campfire smouldering. Because hey, we can't stop it so clearly we didn't cause it.
I can think of so many other examples. So many results of actions that, once set into motion, just cannot be stopped. That doesn't change the cause, doesn't take away fault or blame.
So back to the origin of the quote. Noted scholar and scientist* Rush Limbaugh had this to say about climate change.
*Where's the sarcasm font when you really need it??
