SPOTLIGHT: Have you been exposed to a range of viewpoints – or have you been spoon-fed intellectual pablum?
BIG PICTURE: Climate change is complicated. How measurements should be taken, how calculations should be performed, and whether numbers actually mean what people think they mean are all open to debate.
Even if everyone agreed that a climate crisis was upon us, there’d still be a wholly legitimate debate about what to do next. There’s always more than one way to respond to a problem.
Threats to humanity’s survival are nothing new. We have a long history of triumphing in dire circumstances. But climate activists don’t merely highlight a concern. They’re selling a particular, pre-ordained solution. They’re proselytizing for a profoundly anti-social religion.
The gospel of that religion is this: Humans are a selfish, rapacious plague on the planet. Our highest goal should be minimizing our ecological ‘footprint’ – not creating jobs, feeding families, or bringing affordable energy to the poor.
Numerous voices in Marc Morano’s new book, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Climate Change
No thinking person should hold strong opinions about any topic before they’ve spent time considering multiple points-of-view. But that has become difficult. Journalists have designated a select group of people ‘credible’ climate voices.
All other voices are treated in two ways: 1) they don’t exist 2) they are misrepresented so egregiously it borders on the comical. This Jordan Peterson/Cathy Newman meme applies in spades to how journalists normally respond to climate skeptics. Few genuine attempts are made to even understand their position.
Forget right-wing politics and left-wing politics. It’s time to throw away those labels. They don’t mean what they once did. The important questions now are:
Is your opinion an informed one? Have you given serious consideration to a range of perspectives? Are you walking around feeling dreadful about the future based solely on pre-digested ideas fed to you by journalists who’ve forgotten that you’re an adult entitled to draw your own conclusions? Wouldn’t it be a good investment to spend a few hours testing/clarifying some of your views?
Morano has assembled a solid, accessible compendium of arguments and perspectives that run counter to mainstream thinking. Within these pages, you’ll meet scientist after scientist who expresses not just doubt but absolute disdain for the dominant climate narrative.
Brimming with thought-provoking anecdotes and fun observations, this book lends itself to being picked up when you have only a few minutes to spare. The first four pages feature endorsements from prominent individuals. The quotes appearing at the top and bottom of this blog post have been plucked from those endorsements.
TOP TAKEAWAY: Adults strive to understand the world in all its complexity. Religious fanatics, not so much.
LINKS:
- Marc Morano’s The Politically Incorrect Guide to Climate Change
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” The Deniers” was the first book I purchased on global warming . I’ve bought many books on the topic since then, all in a similar vein. I think that I’m done buying them.
” Climate Change (is) for Dummies” has yet to be written. I don’t believe there’s a book that has effectively shamed climate change believers . There’s hundreds of millions of people who have been duped and they’re oblivious. They need to be confronted about their complacency.
Next month is Earth Day that tome of the year where liberal Eco-Wackos make total fools of themselves walking around dressed in silly and rediculous costumes and parading down the streets carrying stupid signs and banners with stupid slogans on them or painted up with either sunflowers or drowning polar bears