People Skeptical Of Global Warming Please Read This

What I learned, and why you should drop your objections about global warming

Since we are not climate scientists, I argued, we don’t have the expert knowledge necessary to evaluate which side of the debate is right. Therefore, we should defer to the majority for the purpose of choosing public policy. 

This argument didn’t seem to change any minds. One man even argued it was completely irrelevant. “Science isn’t a democracy!” he said. Well, he’s right! It’s not a democracy at all! That’s why your opinion on the cause of global warming doesn’t matter. I’m not saying that contrarian climatologists are wrong because they are in the minority — I’m saying you need staggering arrogance to insist that over 90% of climatologists are wrong when you aren’t even a scientist, let alone a climatologist.

As I read more on the topic, I learned that the vast majority of climatologists agree: greenhouse gases are the main cause of global warming, not changes in the sun. It’s scary that I could be misled simply by seeing a documentary that mimicked science — and more scary how many others use similar tactics.

Reason #1: They lied to you. Are you fine with that?

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Reason #2: Humility is a virtue. Beware the Dunning-Kruger effect, or as Shakespeare said: “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”

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Reason #3: The consensus that humans are the main cause is real. It’s above 80% by any reasonable interpretation. Plus, novice contrarians often change their views as they gain experience.

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Reason #4: If you think 3–9% of experts could be right that our warming effect is small, couldn’t the experts on the other side be right that the overall warming effect is underestimated?

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Reason #5: CO2 causes ocean acidification even if no additional warming occurs.

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Reason #6: Inflaming global tensions is not without risk, and increasing sea levels is not without cost.

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Reason #7: Global warming is solvable. It’s not hard if we all chip in a little: many hands make light work.

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Reason #8: If we don’t lead the world in green technology, we get left behind.

So what’s going on here? Why is it so damn important for some people to believe that our actions don’t affect climate?

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