Wayne Stollings wrote:
Tim the Plumber wrote:
Ann Vole wrote:
Even the most hard-core atheist has to recognize the power of beliefs to affect changes in society. If you want to change the world, get religions on your side.
Although if you start trying to justify a scientically centred idea such as global warming in religious terms then you will lose any credibility you had.
Credibility in science is not a requirement for the faith based people and the point was to get action not credibility. So far the use of science against itself has worked pretty well in preventing any significant action to mitigate the impacts. Religion might succeed in such a case since the people do not need facts to decide to act.
Tim the Plumber wrote:
I can see why you like the idea;
Having tried to convice the world the there is a terrible doom awaiting us with scientific language and been robustly challenged by science types to the point of losing the argument you must find an alternative aproach to getting your control phantasy to rule over us all.
Who said anything about liking the idea? I merely pointed out the facts surrounding religion not needing facts, just as the deniers can ignore the science for their wish to maintain the economic status quo.
The use of science types is far from using scientists, which is why the belief in the pseudo-science of denial is closer to a religion than not.