tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600193.post6540930191653383488..comments2023-10-29T12:19:48.413+00:00Comments on Fitzrovian Tuesdays: Global warming doom mongering thought for the dayJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14444432374288096799noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600193.post-47558631097895362562007-03-23T22:40:00.000+00:002007-03-23T22:40:00.000+00:00I think it's a case of so no wanting it to be untr...I think it's a case of so no wanting it to be untrue, that they actually believe it - much like some smokers still deny that it's bad for them.<BR/><BR/>As John Lanchester points out, scientists have actually known about the greenhouse effect for 30 years or so, in fact the scientific process has been understood for more than a century - so it's errant nonsense for these lunatics to write off the science.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06279869776330572117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600193.post-72085184629865369222007-03-22T21:56:00.000+00:002007-03-22T21:56:00.000+00:00I think there's a large element of just not wantin...I think there's a large element of just not <I>wanting</I> to believe it with these guys. They see it as a personal attack, and an affront to their lifestyles. If the worst predictions about global warming turn out to be true, it turns us all into evildoers to some extent, which is hard to take. There's a chance they might be right (it would be a relief), but as you say, given the broad consensus, they have to be pretty arrogant and sure of themselves to reject it - either that or they are being deliberately misleading to suit their short term benefit, and they don't give a stuff about the future.Colhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05854291971469844918noreply@blogger.com