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Sadly many who deny climate change use “shapeshifter” arguments (it doesn’t exist; it exists but it wasn’t us; it exists and it’s good for us; it exists and it’
by phs318u 7y ago
Sadly many who deny climate change use “shapeshifter” arguments (it doesn’t exist; it exists but it wasn’t us; it exists and it’s good for us; it exists and it’s bad for us but we’ll adapt) to support their case. As a climate scientist once complained, “they get to pick from an assortment of contradictory arguments and will shift from one to the other; we can only resort to one argument - the truth” (quote may be wrong, sorry, I can’t find the original reference nor remember who said it).
- ansible 7y ago> Sadly many who deny climate change use “shapeshifter” arguments (it doesn’t exist; it exists but it wasn’t us; it exists and it’s good for us; it exists and it’s bad for us but we’ll adapt) to support their case. It is amusing / sad how closely that follows the Narcissist's Prayer: https://www.reddit.com/r/raisedbynarcissists/comments/4nymz1/a_narcissists_prayer/ https://www.reddit.com/r/raisedbynarcissists/comments/4nymz1... A Narcissist's Prayer That didn't happen. And if it did, it wasn't that bad. And if it was, that's not a big deal. And if it is, that's not my fault. And if it was, I didn't mean it. And if I did... You deserved it.
- flukus 7y agoRepeat Chorus. I've heard it called the ladder of denialism, but it's more of a mouse wheel, they end up back at the first step sooner or later.