Tuesday, August 22, 2006
I don't believe in your religion
The Englisman reports here on a report from the Institute of Public Policy Ressearch this is I presume a taxpayer funded body. Accordingly, I'd expect it to be neutral in matters not proven, I'd expect it to possibly have a favoured view, but until proof emegeres not to state things as fact which are not proven.
The report is called: "Warm Words: How are we telling the climate story and can we tell it better?"
At least I suppose the subtitle refers to the "climate story" which is about all it amounts to.
I quote from The Englisman, quoting the report: "Much of the noise in the climate change discourse comes from argument and counter-argument, and it is our recommendation that, at least for popular communications, interested agencies now need to treat the argument as having been won. This means simply behaving as if climate change exists and is real, and that individual actions are effective."
Notice how "popular communications" are singled out. They mean here ordinary people, but instead of giving full and proper information, they are treating them as infantilised telly tubbies. Well if it wasn't for the ordinary people and their taxes the institute wouldn't exist. Don't we deserve better service?
"... need to treat the argument as having been won ... behaving as if climate change exists and is real, and that individual actions are effective."
Well this says it all, we haven't won the argument, but let's ignore that "minor" detail. It suits our (the state's) purpose that "individual actions are effective" so no matter how dishonest, that's what we'll say. The ordinary people can pratt about wasting their time on useless sham environmental programs thinking they are actually doing some good.
I recently had a discussion with someone on climate change and if it was or wasn't related to human activity. I showed them some figures and reports, but they refused to acknowledge them. Rigourously stating their "belief" and they said "I believe" quite a few times, in man made climate change. Well belief in it seems about as good as it can get, but while I've never seen a convincing argument to disprove the existence of God, I've seen plenty that disprove man made climate change.
When it comes to religion I'm a Catholic and as "You shall have no other God, but me" I can't "believe" in this man made climate change nonsense.
The report is called: "Warm Words: How are we telling the climate story and can we tell it better?"
At least I suppose the subtitle refers to the "climate story" which is about all it amounts to.
I quote from The Englisman, quoting the report: "Much of the noise in the climate change discourse comes from argument and counter-argument, and it is our recommendation that, at least for popular communications, interested agencies now need to treat the argument as having been won. This means simply behaving as if climate change exists and is real, and that individual actions are effective."
Notice how "popular communications" are singled out. They mean here ordinary people, but instead of giving full and proper information, they are treating them as infantilised telly tubbies. Well if it wasn't for the ordinary people and their taxes the institute wouldn't exist. Don't we deserve better service?
"... need to treat the argument as having been won ... behaving as if climate change exists and is real, and that individual actions are effective."
Well this says it all, we haven't won the argument, but let's ignore that "minor" detail. It suits our (the state's) purpose that "individual actions are effective" so no matter how dishonest, that's what we'll say. The ordinary people can pratt about wasting their time on useless sham environmental programs thinking they are actually doing some good.
I recently had a discussion with someone on climate change and if it was or wasn't related to human activity. I showed them some figures and reports, but they refused to acknowledge them. Rigourously stating their "belief" and they said "I believe" quite a few times, in man made climate change. Well belief in it seems about as good as it can get, but while I've never seen a convincing argument to disprove the existence of God, I've seen plenty that disprove man made climate change.
When it comes to religion I'm a Catholic and as "You shall have no other God, but me" I can't "believe" in this man made climate change nonsense.
Tags: climate change, governemnt report, media, truth
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