Tag: climate change deniers

Christian pastor John Pavlovitz is correct in what he writes here: unity is a losing concept in U.S. politics at this point in time. And it’s not just that the MAGA crowd resents educated people; we’re not too fond of …

Here and Now, Unity Does Not Work Read More »

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It’s nice to see that there is some level of justice out there in the icy cold universe, so completely indifferent, as it is, to human happiness.  Sometimes bad things actually do happen to bad people.

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Most climate change deniers are the victims of deliberate disinformation campaigns that succeed in duping their victims with faulty information, like “scientists’ predictions have not been accurate.”  This is simply incorrect; the predictions have, overall, been frighteningly accurate.

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According to the honest people who have been to the southern border, there is no ” invasion.”  It’s not an “infestation.”  Trump’s tweet here is nothing other than an attempt to a)  scare Trump’s supporters into continuing to back him, …

People Don’t Like To Be Scared with Bullcrap Read More »

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Question: What two things did the EPA call for elimination of earlier today?

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I suppose I would have some small level of sympathy for climate change deniers if all this were theoretical and based on possibly flawed models.  But when it’s happening right outside your front door, doesn’t that make their position a …

Establishing the Realities of Climate Change Requires Observation, Not Speculation Read More »

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I have a Facebook friend who’s constantly “getting into it” with climate change deniers.  Exactly why, I’m not sure.  I very much doubt these are real people expressing their own candid thoughts; it seems far more likely they’re paid agents …

On Facebook, Climate Change Deniers Are Everywhere Read More »

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I had to laugh when I came across this just now. It reminds me of a Facebook friend whose entire life, it seems, is arguing with climate change deniers.

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John Oliver sure nails it here.  A friend recently asked my opinion of climate change, and was surprised when I replied that I didn’t have one.  When he probed further, I explained that opinions apply to subjective matters like art …

Opinion Polls on Climate Change Read More »

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In response to my post in which I discussed the futility of trying to convert climate change deniers using data and reason, frequent commenter MarcoPolo writes: You are quite right, there’s little point in discussing anything, with anyone, if you …

Do Climate Change Denialists Deserve a Platform To Promote Their Ideas? What about White Supremacists? Read More »

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