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Because skepticism should be the natural state of being of any intelligent person. Unwavering belief and fanaticism is inherently dangerous and stupid, yet unw

Because skepticism should be the natural state of being of any intelligent person. Unwavering belief and fanaticism is inherently dangerous and stupid, yet unwavering belief and fanaticism is all global warming has had for the past decade. The fanaticism has clearly got to the point of doctoring evidence and attempting to sabotage critics. How long would it have been until we got to an asinine crusade against non-global warming believers . . . oh wait, that's already started amongst the GW scientists!

dasil003 17y ago
But on the other side the evidence selectivity and baseless opinion pieces fighting for mindshare are 100 times worse. Of course it's healthy to be skeptical, but it really seems like most people writing about GW have an agenda. The politics of the issue are simply too charged for any objectivity to sneak in.
- bliving 17y ago
  It's emotionally draining to wade through all the crap being spewed around (I'm not blameless!). But in a "given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow" kind of way, I'm hopeful this mess spurs renewed efforts to (re)construct a healthier, scientific basis for objective analysis.
- jacoblyles 17y ago
  I hold scientists to higher standards of conduct. The "Other people behave badly!" defense doesn't sit well with me.
  - dasil003 17y ago
    I'm not excusing their behavior. I'm just stating facts.
raintrees 17y ago
If I remember correctly, "Unwavering belief and fanaticism" also seem to be near the crux of the argument by the folks equating the global warming crisis as being another form of religion. http://www.independentweekly.com.au/news/local/news/general/environment-the-new-religion/1254171.aspx http://www.independentweekly.com.au/news/local/news/general/... http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/opinion-global-warming-is-now-a-religion http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/opinion-global-warming...

dasil003 17y ago

But on the other side the evidence selectivity and baseless opinion pieces fighting for mindshare are 100 times worse. Of course it's healthy to be skeptical, but it really seems like most people writing about GW have an agenda. The politics of the issue are simply too charged for any objectivity to sneak in.

bliving 17y ago
It's emotionally draining to wade through all the crap being spewed around (I'm not blameless!). But in a "given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow" kind of way, I'm hopeful this mess spurs renewed efforts to (re)construct a healthier, scientific basis for objective analysis.
jacoblyles 17y ago
I hold scientists to higher standards of conduct. The "Other people behave badly!" defense doesn't sit well with me.
- dasil003 17y ago
  I'm not excusing their behavior. I'm just stating facts.

raintrees 17y ago

If I remember correctly, "Unwavering belief and fanaticism" also seem to be near the crux of the argument by the folks equating the global warming crisis as being another form of religion. http://www.independentweekly.com.au/news/local/news/general/environment-the-new-religion/1254171.aspx http://www.independentweekly.com.au/news/local/news/general/... http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/opinion-global-warming-is-now-a-religion http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/opinion-global-warming...