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> I believe in absolute truth but that is increasingly unpopular in an increasingly relativist age. You believe climate change is real. I don't. It's 50/50, so
by fortuna86 5y ago
> I believe in absolute truth but that is increasingly unpopular in an increasingly relativist age.
You believe climate change is real. I don't. It's 50/50, so nothing happens on a policy level and we all slowly die.
See the problem?
> I would rather we spend our time educating our people to be rigorous thinkers vs controlling what they are exposed to.
Por que no los dos?
- pcmoney 5y agoI don’t think its a 50/50 split on climate change. I think the majority think it is happening. The disagreement is more on the confidence that this is something govt could ever address via policy and if the policy cure would be worse than the disease. Assuming alignment there it goes to, ok now what policy concretely? Blue states like CA have been warning about climate change and pollution for a long time and while an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure they have been meh on the former and disastrous on the latter. My confidence that more left politicians can shift course or even soften the blow is low. I dont think we should control information just because someone doesnt like it.
- fortuna86 5y agoIt doesn't have to be 50/50. Misinfo props up a small but significant minority to "counter" something like climate change, a theory that is all but proven everywhere except in public opinion. The stakes are too high (democracy, climate change, public health) to allow purposeful lies to cloud our ability to actually address these problems. These are weaponized lies, not benign mistakes.