Re: Why Its Pointless To Argue With Global Warming Believers


Mayor of R'lyeh wrote:
1) They don't mind lying about their cause. In fact, they think its a
virtue.

I believe in Global Warming, but I am not willing to lie about it, nor
am I closed to counter-arguments.

You seem to have a need to characterize people who don't share your
opinions into an evil, lying, scheming mob who're out to destroy you
and everything you hold dear, at all cost.

You did some creative snipping below. I inserted the context you took
out.

"Q: There's a lot of debate right now over the best way to communicate
about global warming and get people motivated. Do you scare people or
give them hope? What's the right mix?"

A: "I think the answer to that depends on where your audience's head
is. "

"In the United States of America, unfortunately we still live in a
bubble of unreality. And the Category 5 denial is an enormous obstacle
to any discussion of solutions. Nobody is interested in solutions if
they don't think there's a problem. Given that starting point, I
believe it is appropriate to have an over-representation of factual
presentations on how dangerous it is, as a predicate for opening up
the audience to listen to what the solutions are, and how hopeful it
is that we are going to solve this crisis."

"Over time that mix will change. As the country comes to more accept
the reality of the crisis, there's going to be much more receptivity to
a full-blown discussion of the solutions."

http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2006/05/09/roberts/
It should be fun to watch ZnU morph this into a right wing site. 8)

Or he could try to get you to read everything said there instead...

Whatever, Al. Why tell the truth when you can tell what you know to be
nothing more than a boogeyman tale that you represent as true? I
wonder if there's any contolling legal authority? 8)

Above you're acting as you accuse others of doing in the paragraph
below;

2) When you tell them the truth they start screaming that you're part
of a conspiracy to conceal the *real truth*. Just like those guys who
claim that aliens are visiting and that claim the Buildenburgers, CFO,
Illuminati, the Masons and a few others are secretly controlling all
of our lives, the envirowhackos have got the REAL info. Those
scientist who tell them that they're full of beans are part of the
conspiracy. What a bunch of maroons!
http://www.drudgereport.com/flash4.htm

You're mashing all your opponents into one indistinguishable lump
again... all you failed to do is toss out the words "hippies" and "tree
huggers..."

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