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"Climate Science Is Not Settled" is an irresponsible title IMO when the main points of contention in public discourse are whether anthropogenic climate change i
by haberman 12y ago
"Climate Science Is Not Settled" is an irresponsible title IMO when the main points of contention in public discourse are whether anthropogenic climate change is even real or not, and action vs. inaction.
It's a good article and I'm happy to see it (assuming the information is accurate). But deniers will point to the title to argue that the whole things is a hoax and that we should do nothing.
I'm sure the phenomenon of "Warmists" is a real thing too, and something to watch out for. But it's incredibly hard to talk about the subtle points presented in this article when so many people refuse to believe that anything is happening at all. It's like trying to debate foreign policy with someone who thinks that 9/11 was an inside job.