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Originally Posted by PubFather
Al Gore was recently in the UK, and spouted the same line that suggested total consesus from all scientists. When, challenged on this, he stated any contrary views are from scientists in the pay of BIG OIL/ENERGY etc and were therefore invalid.
Of course, this is not a valid argument.
There was an interesting TV doc in the UK a couple of months ago (The Great Global Warming Swindle iirc) that offered a really compelling counter and had lots of fairly emient scientists (none of whom work for dubious corporations) putting counter expanations for climatic change...
If the global warming debate seemed to be fair (rather than a quasi-religious orthodoxy) then I be more likely to take it seriously...
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It is a standard tactic of the Left to shut down debate.
I can't discuss racism because I'm a racist if I don't agree that it's a serious problem.
I can't discuss homesexuality because I'm a homophobe if I don't agree that it's an important issue.
I can't discuss poverty because I hate the poor if I don't agree with the "Big Govt, More Money" party line of the Left for addressing it.
I can't discuss the strength of the "Global Warming" concept because if I disagree with the Doomsturbation scenario then I'm a dupe of the Evil Corporations.
The Left does NOT tolerate debate, discussion, or any deviation from what they take in as a core belief - any non-acceptance is Heresy. Yet another parallel between the Left and dogmantic religion.
In a larger sense it is illustrative of the Left's suppression of
thinking and the elevation of
knowing.
And it is that terrifying lack of ironic perception that both entertains and disturbs me about the absorption of one of America's two political parties by the Left. I truly hope that they split soon so real Democrats can have a strong voice again.
-dale