Beyond a reasonable doubt, 87 percent of Republicans are ignorant fools
By Michael J.W. Stickings
According to Think Progress, referencing a new National Journal poll, only 13 percent of Congressional Republicans think that "beyond a reasonable doubt... the Earth is warming because of man-made problems".
Aside from the Inhofe-like conspiracy theorists who think it's all a big hoax, perhaps the most irresponsible political position anyone can take today, some of those 87 percent of Republicans must have been held back by that "beyond a reasonable doubt" qualifier. But come on. If you don't think that human activity is responsible for global warming "beyond a reasonable doubt," you're an ignorant fool. There's no other way to put it. Or, rather, there's no way to put it nicely. You've got your head up your ass. There's no doubt about it.
According to Think Progress, referencing a new National Journal poll, only 13 percent of Congressional Republicans think that "beyond a reasonable doubt... the Earth is warming because of man-made problems".
Aside from the Inhofe-like conspiracy theorists who think it's all a big hoax, perhaps the most irresponsible political position anyone can take today, some of those 87 percent of Republicans must have been held back by that "beyond a reasonable doubt" qualifier. But come on. If you don't think that human activity is responsible for global warming "beyond a reasonable doubt," you're an ignorant fool. There's no other way to put it. Or, rather, there's no way to put it nicely. You've got your head up your ass. There's no doubt about it.
Labels: Congress, environment, global warming, Republicans
posted by Michael J.W. Stickings at
11:25 PM
1 Comments:
Ouch! Well, I like to think that my head isn't in my nether-regions and still have some questions about global warming. After all, climatology is nothing simple - just the sheer complexity of atmospheric science should caution us from being too certain.
So, for instance - remember that it was less then thirty years ago that many of the same types screaming about the "certainty" of global warming were similiarly "certain" that the world was headed into the next Ice Age.
So, one might say caution is not a matter of head-up-assness, but rather a reflection of the type of skepticism science should encourage, rather than overly confident notions of certainty.
Just a thought.
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