always good to scan the internet and see what pops up during random searches of say global warming.
the following is a breezey read and comes replete with acute analysis of the denier mind set.
what stands out for me though is the veracity of the material, which was lifted from rationalwiki.org.
insofaras The ‘debate’ about manmade climate change on HC is a subset of a wider global discussion about fossil fuels passing their use-by date, the article could have been written about deniers on HC.
we see deniers’ dishonesty, lies and commitment to misinformation played out daily on HC. What follows is part of deniers’ MO. my heading would go something like...
The Bleatings of Denial
RationalWiki:
”Global warming deniers form a sliding scale of denial which is outlined below — in general these beliefs are designed to prevent action being taken.
Not only deny global warming, but insist the opposite is occurring,[47] pushing the degree of denialism to the verge of the delusional.
Simply deny global warming is happening and maintain that no action is necessary[48] — so we don't have to change anything.
Global warming is happening, but it’s not caused by humanity — so we don’t have to change anything.
Global warming is happening, and it is in part caused by humanity, but mostly it's caused by solar activity — so we don't have to change anything.
Global warming is happening, and it is in part caused by humanity, but predicting future emission levels is equivalent to astrology — so we don't have to change anything, Ehrlich![49]
Global warming is caused by humanity, but it may be a good thing — so we don’t have to change anything.[50]
Global warming is happening, it is caused by humanity, it may be a bad thing, but [insert emotional appeal and/or false dichotomy about how doing anything about it would prevent the world's poor from improving their lives] — so we don't have to change anything.
Global warming is happening, it is caused by humanity, it may be a bad thing, but there are still more serious crises that deserve higher priority[51] — so we don't have to change anything.
Global warming is happening, it is caused by humanity, it is a bad thing, but it's just human sin, so outside of worthless praying, we don't have to change anything.[52]
Global warming is happening, it is caused by humanity, it is a bad thing, but China and India aren't doing anything — so we don’t have to change anything.[53]
Global warming is happening, it is caused by humanity, it is a bad thing, and maybe China and India are willing to do something, but I've heard about this new energy source/technology that's going to completely solve the problem in 10-20 years — so we don't have to change anything.
Global warming is happening, it is caused by humanity, it is a bad thing, but even if China and India do something it’s too late for us to do anything and it would cost us a shitload of dough — so we don’t have to change anything.
Global warming was happening, it was caused by humanity, it is a very bad thing and previous governments could and should have done something, but it's too late now![54]
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