RE: Big week ahead12 Feb 2024 19:25
You are never in a million years going to convince a climate change denier through scientific facts and consensus, as these are entities, in their worldview, controlled by governments. And the argument re data can easily be countered. we have around 200 years of pretty accurate data. Before that, the data is extrapolated and inferred through geology. Therefore we can only create models. Pretty darn accurate models, yes. but models none the less, and we are always discovering new things and adjusting our models.
I dont believe all climate deniers are stupid, so calling them stupid completely closes dialogue. just misinformed and have interpreted things wrong. A little knowledge is dangerous ect ect. I dont need convincing on the overwhelming scientific evidence to support the theory that humans are causing climate change (note 1984 i said theory)...and to be fair, and lets be strictly scientific, it is not 100% certain by definition, but its as close to certain as we can get without actually letting the predictions of inaction to play out. But thats the rub...something that is not 100% certain can always be interpreted as uncertain despite the fact of being as humanly certain as we can get without the event taking place.
Its important therefore to find middle ground. Yes, it is not 100% certain that humans are causing climate change. But then lets discuss what 100% certain actually means. Lets discuss irrefutable trends (assuming you are talking to a rational person) and then lets discuss in the face of probability, the risk of doing nothing. The asteroid analogy is valid.
Every climate denier that begins to see reason is a victory.