Originally posted by Jichard
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I disagree. I claim that most of the denialists in the public (especially the conservatives) are committed to their denialist position, and will keep to it no matter how much the evidence is explained to them. Hence so many conservatives remaining denialists on this subject, even as the scientific evidence has been accumulated and noted by prominent folks like the President. There are deep psychological issues that explains the prevalence of denialism amongst them, including their tendency to resort to stupid conspiracy theories about science/scientists. There's already scientific evidence on this.
Not mislabeling any of them, since they fit the definition of denialists. Hence scientists labeling them as such. I can repost the definition of denialism, if you don't know it.
You're missing my point: they're not going to examine the evidence anyway. Anyone's who's dealt with denialists like young Earth creationists, flat-earthers, AIDS denialists, Holocaust denialists, AGW denialists, and so on, knows that most of those folks have no genuine interest in looking at the scientific evidence that rebuts their position. They simply don't give a darn about the evidence that goes against their position. And they employ some fairly standard denialist tactics to dodge the evidence. Calling them a denialist doesn't make them any less likely to examine the evidence; they weren't going to honestly answer it anyway.
Not mislabeling any of them, since they fit the definition of denialists. Hence scientists labeling them as such. I can repost the definition of denialism, if you don't know it.
You're missing my point: they're not going to examine the evidence anyway. Anyone's who's dealt with denialists like young Earth creationists, flat-earthers, AIDS denialists, Holocaust denialists, AGW denialists, and so on, knows that most of those folks have no genuine interest in looking at the scientific evidence that rebuts their position. They simply don't give a darn about the evidence that goes against their position. And they employ some fairly standard denialist tactics to dodge the evidence. Calling them a denialist doesn't make them any less likely to examine the evidence; they weren't going to honestly answer it anyway.
Jim
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