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Tag Archives: Voodoo Histories
Climate change denial IS conspiracy theory
I am growing increasingly tired of the circular nature of arguments about climate change. People who are supposedly ‘sceptical’ only have four arguments, which are as follows: (1) It ain’t happening; (2) It ain’t us; (3) It ain’t bad; and … Continue reading
The graphical nature of reality
In response to demand (and comments submitted), here is yesterday’s post in graphical form: Questioning the reality, reliability, or reasonableness of the consensus understanding of atmospheric physics (i.e. that post-1850 warming cannot be explained unless 40% extra atmospheric CO2 is … Continue reading
Montford – forget Hockey. Stick to maths!
This is re-posted from my old Earthy Issues blog on the MyTelegraph website last year. ——— Andrew Montford, the author of Hockey Stick Illusion, is a Chemistry graduate of St Andrews University, a practicing professional Chartered Accountant, and the creator … Continue reading
The psychological causes of denial
Connecting the dots – the story concludes… This is the third and final post re-visiting points made in the introduction to my MA dissertation on climate change scepticism in the UK (as summarised on my About page), which are (1) … Continue reading
Is having an open mind the problem?
It has occurred to me that this is a very profound and important question for our times. I suspect that most people would put having an open mind up there alongside not killing people, but is it? Having an open … Continue reading
Green politics in a nutshell
Green politics is not seeking worldwide Socialist government. Sure, social justice is common to both (hence people like James Delingpole can write stupid books like Watermelons) but, Green politics is also about promoting grassroots democracy and the empowerment of the … Continue reading
Policy inaction is the aim of those that dispute global warming
I promise you that I did not go looking for this quote from James Hansen – I merely stumbled upon it – in Storms of my Grandchildren (2009, page 15). However, this is a wonderfully-simple – yet precise – summation … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Civilisation, Climate Science, Cognitive Dissonance, Confirmation Bias, Consumerism, Economics, Environment, Growthmania, James Hansen, Junk Science, Modernity, Money Fetishism, Politics, Pseudo science, Scepticism, Storms of my Grandchildren
Tagged Peter Jacques, Voodoo Histories
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A conspiracy theory of my own (and one that’s not)
If it wasn’t for the fact that I am now (post-Aaronovitch) very wary of invoking conspiracy theories (other than when they are clearly based on facts and not just theory), I would say that James Delingpole himself has ensured that … Continue reading
All that is wrong with the “marketplace of ideas”
This can be seen in a UK education system that has been compromised by left-wing progressive ideas that have been repeatedly tried and found wanting; and yet we keep trying them – why is that?… The so-called “marketplace of ideas” … Continue reading
Anthropocene Reality 