I've been trying to do that for a long time, hoping to find some compatriots along the way. Here's another shot at it. Starting with a review of key components of our dysfunctional public climate science dialogue, via a selection of past blog posts that serve as a good baseline to what I've learned to date.
After that I intend to continue working the problem and attempting to better express my position, as my circumstances allow. Should some of this resonate with you, please do something with it. You could start by leaving a comment.
After that I intend to continue working the problem and attempting to better express my position, as my circumstances allow. Should some of this resonate with you, please do something with it. You could start by leaving a comment.
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The Situation :
The disconnected-from-physical-reality GOP attacks on climate science (a.i.) have reached horrifying levels with the Trump Administration. Yet science loving rationalists, pluralists, progressives, liberals, Democrats still haven’t developed effective messaging for directly confronting the most childish of Republican arguments. Why? Seems to me, mainly because rationalists rather sidestep that Me First driven willful ignorance. This acquiescence to nonsense has been a fatal error for the national dialogue.
Engaging and arguing with contrarians should not be seen as an exercise in futility, since those are teaching opportunity for explaining the simple logical geophysical reasons behind some of the disingenuous arguments to onlookers from our own side, who probably don’t understand the science very well themselves. Making teaching opportunities out of false claims.
Even on this fateful US election eve, little effort seems expended to help geographically dispersed individual activists, of diverse talents, network with like-minded for sharing information, developing ideas, raising enthusiasm for debate. Such efforts would facilitate better appreciation for what we are all about, while encouraging a sense of community and pro-active cooperation.
If this resonates with you please let me know.
Citizenschallenge
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Durango, Colorado 81302
Exploring the Map v Territory Problem - via the Brown Ocean Effect and Dr. Trenberth
Colorado Floods - statistical certainty vs geophysical realities - 2013
2018, now what? Considering the Republican Dialogue Problem in 14 VERSES.
CO2 Science - Blue team: "Pruitt, it's certain as certain gets! It's the physics!
Don't you know?
CO2 Science - Pruitt, proof is in the pudding! Impossible Modern Marvels
Schooling Pruitt's Red Team about our planet and its climate engine (FCFP)
(Sd7) Abuse of Our Free Speech Rights (LandscapesAndCycles - Jim Steele) (FCFP)
(Sd3) Mr.GOP don't buy Jim Steele's Fraud - LandscapesAndCycles
(Sd1) Revisiting Jim Steele's LandscapesAndCycles Fraud
An index of past research - Steele debate #1
I am an Earth Centrist.
Earth Centrist ponders, polite or honest?
Saying No To Reality (Four Corners Free Press column)
Citizenschallenge’s “Hall of Shame”
Over the next seven posts I'm going to share excerpts from this list.
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