At left is a meme supporting the mode of thinking employed by conspiracy theorists, i.e., that they, unlike the rest of us, “have the cognitive capacity to think critically for themselves.” In fact, the reason that reasonable people trust science …
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Climate Science Is Easy, Doing Something About It Isn’t
I spend a decent amount of time trying to improve my understanding of particle physics and quantum mechanics. The subject is difficult, but it’s important in our world today, and therefore I believe it’s worth some of my resources. By …
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Science and Critical Thinking
The author of the cartoon here conflates “capacity for critical thinking” and the “training to conduct scientific research,” even though they are two different things. When it comes to space exploration, disease control, climate science, etc., all the critical thinking …
Big Insurance Follows Climate Science, But You’re Under No Obligation to Do the Same
At left we see the decisions that Allstate and State Farm have made re: climate change. If you live in a trailer park and get your “news” from Fox, Newsmax, and QAnon, you’re probably a climate denier, an anti-vaxxer, a …
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From EcoWatch: Montana Governor Signs Bill Banning State Agencies From Analyzing Climate Impacts
As anyone could have predicted, Republicans are lining up behind the fight to ensure that the world suffers the most severe effects of climate change. The reasoning is simple: Democrats accept the findings of science, and therefore, the GOP must …
U.S. Forest Service Is Onboard with Climate Science
I just met a hydrology engineer who works for the U.S. Forest Service, which is an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture; it administers the nation’s 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands, managing 193 million acres of land. …
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Republicans Are Just Astonishing
There are several aspects to the Republican platform that are simply astounding. A notable example is the ban on abortion. A woman’s right to choose is a strongly held belief of almost all women, and the vast majority of men. …
Somehow, Republicans Are Considered the Friends of the American Workers
The top 1% has proven itself amazingly effective in convincing working class Americans that their woes are rooted in things like loose border control, political correctness, big government, and the other boogeymen associated with the Democrats. Guess what the rich …
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We Need To Believe One Side or the Other: Choose Wisely
OK, it’s whom to believe, but this guy makes an excellent point. It’s like so many things in our world today. We’re surround by real estate salespeople opining on the validity of climate science and landscape architects telling us the …
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Big Oil and Climate Disinformation
It is said that Big Oil has entered its “Big Tobacco” phase, meaning that it needs to go to ever more obscene lengths to sew doubt into the public’s mind re: the damage its products cause. It seems that the …
