12 March 2008 - 7:42The bad kind of skeptic (Global warming deniers, in office, in Montana)
***Just Plain Crazy People Update 3/19/08***
Ok, I am not an a priori skeptic. I really like the idea of mind reading and bigfoot, that would be frickin sweet. However, when decades of study yields a consensus that something doesn’t exists, we must sigh and move on (or read more sci-fi to get a fantasy fix).
This is sadly not the case with the global warming deniers. I mean jeeze, how many studies will it take to convince them it is real and caused by human activity. Well, apparently some of our elected officials are having a hard time with reason, despite the fact that 74% of the state believe global warming is real (reference within article). See Pogie’s excellent post for another angle, or Jay Stevens take for a scarier perspective of Dan McGee (its scary because its true).
You know, there comes a point when the skeptic moves from trying to logically explain something, to outright frustration that people simply deny reality. So, if you don’t believe in global warming, no links I list will likely change your mind, but for good measure. Otherwise, if you have to talk to these people in person.
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2 Comments | Tags: Global warming deniers
09 Apr 2008 - 12:37
You’d have to be pretty unreasonable to deny science and the huge chunks of glacier breaking off into the ocean. But I think there’s is reason for concern on both sides of the issue.
Even though global warming is the real-fricking deal - money-grubbing mo-fos still have a lot to gain from people’s worry and panick over such issues.
We should be careful, in our legitimate concern for environmental degradation, that we don’t empty our pocketbooks for the cunning hypocrisy of the very ones leading the way of destruction.
We should examine the motives carefully. For example, who’s idea is the ‘carbon tax’ and where will the money collected from that be going?
It’s certainly worth closer inspection.
09 Apr 2008 - 12:49
well said 78,
The science of global warming is not really an issue anymore, consensus has been achieved. Now, proper policy decisions should be a concern