Just saw this headline in the New York Time.
Global Climate Change Doubt is Tea Party Article of Faith
Wow. I'm shocked.
“Climate change is real, and man is causing it,” Mr. Hill said, echoing most climate scientists. “That is indisputable. And we have to do something about it.”
A rain of boos showered Mr. Hill, including a hearty growl from Norman Dennison, a 50-year-old electrician and founder of the Corydon Tea Party.
“It’s a flat-out lie,” Mr. Dennison said in an interview after the debate, adding that he had based his view on the preaching of Rush Limbaugh and the teaching of Scripture. “I read my Bible,” Mr. Dennison said. “He made this earth for us to utilize.”
I wonder if Mr. Denison posts on this blog?
And I really love his insistence that the Earth was made for man to exploit. I wonder if he ever stops for a moment and thinks about the effect of climate change (man made or not) on international security issues which could lead to destabilizing economies in various states around the world.
Skepticism and outright denial of global warming are among the articles of faith of the Tea Party movement, here in Indiana and across the country. For some, it is a matter of religious conviction; for others, it is driven by distrust of those they call the elites. And for others still, efforts to address climate change are seen as a conspiracy to impose world government and a sweeping redistribution of wealth. But all are wary of the Obama administration’s plans to regulate carbon dioxide, a ubiquitous gas, which will require the expansion of government authority into nearly every corner of the economy.
Any of you fall into these categories?
Ah, well. At least they are "thinking" as opposed to simply letting their emotions run away with them:)
6 comments:
Double negative much?
You can't have 'faith' that something 'isn't'.
Faith implies belief in something, not the lack of belief is something.
A more appropriate descriptor would be to describe those who believe in global warming do so as an act of faith. Especially since the vast majority of those who have such faith do so without the requisite understanding of the science to make an independent, informed decision. Instead having to rely upon the sanctioned experts, or as known in other contexts, the 'priests' of the movement to tell them what the official, 'holy' word says.
...wary of the Obama administration’s plans to regulate carbon dioxide, a ubiquitous gas,...
Do you read what you write?
You do know what comes out of your lungs when you exhale, right?
“Climate change is real, and man is causing it,” Mr. Hill said
Eh, whom is clinging to this article of faith?
Climate change is real. No one at all knows for certain to what extent man causes it, as the climate has changed on the planet for thousands of millennia before man ever lit his first fire.
And the war on science continues...sadly...
And which war would that be daniel?
The one where people actually expect science to prove their thesis'?
Or the one where people accept without question the pronouncements of people based solely upon their credentials and not their work?
And the war on science continues...sadly...
Ah, the irony.
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