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Pointman: Why Hasn’t There Been A Real Debate On Climate Science?
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Given that the alarming scenarios predicted by climate science are being used as the reason for advocating massive changes in society, prosperity, industrial infrastructure, lifestyles and even democracy, there’s never been a real debate over its veracity. You have alarmists on one side, who have near total control of most mediums of communication, and who refuse to engage with skeptics in any meaningful way, and on the other, a volunteer militia of skeptics.
The only real airing of the issues is happening on the internet, simply because the skeptics had no other outlet medium, so they moved out early to it. This very definitely gave them first mover advantage, but though in response the climate alarmists created a number of very well-funded sites to push their message, their hit rates have been dropping like stones since the heady days of Copenhagen euphoria. However, though the science is being discussed by each party amongst themselves, it’s still not a debate between the two viewpoints.
The character of each side’s sites also militates against any science debate. The popular skeptic sites mainly concentrate on the science, while the alarmist ones are mainly used as launching pads for propaganda initiatives.
Source: thepointman.wordpress.com
2012-11-04 18:43:59
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