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Letter to a Climate Change Denier [View all] Jackpine Radical Mar 2012 OP
Let us know how he responds. pscot Mar 2012 #1
The disasters you refer to are the longer term ones, more immediately xtraxritical Mar 2012 #21
Wonderful! Do you mind if I send this to some that I know? Arkansas Granny Mar 2012 #2
I want to tear my hair out when someone tells me this is all "normal" cyclical events riderinthestorm Mar 2012 #3
Well he seems to believe the scientists who say it's 'normal cyclical activity' lunatica Mar 2012 #6
yes he brings up the Ice Age, and the times during the medieval era as his proofs. riderinthestorm Mar 2012 #10
"the times during the medieval era" Ocean Raider Mar 2012 #18
Hi, sorry, I've been busy all day and just got back on and saw your question riderinthestorm Mar 2012 #25
My tea party neighbor parrots this, constantly. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2012 #29
Yes! The person I work with accepts the view of only 2% of climate scientists who state Arkansas Granny Mar 2012 #14
Give it a try. Jackpine Radical Mar 2012 #4
Well it seems they do rely on scientific evidence that climate does change cyclically lunatica Mar 2012 #7
You inspired me to send this as a followup to MFW: Jackpine Radical Mar 2012 #9
Asking them to prove ice ages is a stroke of genius! lunatica Mar 2012 #11
Nice work...n/t Narkos Mar 2012 #5
A waste of breath. He won't believe a single word of it. Speck Tater Mar 2012 #8
I'm not going to defend my comment in terms of entrenchment-- Jackpine Radical Mar 2012 #22
I just can't figure out why people don't yet realize... Speck Tater Mar 2012 #23
I just can't figure out why those people? don't yet realize that they ARE SammyWinstonJack Mar 2012 #30
So I got an answer from him & replied to it… Jackpine Radical Mar 2012 #24
hehe. Well put. Speck Tater Mar 2012 #26
"One of the biggest problems with stupidity is that it doesn't recognize it's own limits." Jackpine Radical Mar 2012 #32
hehe barbtries Mar 2012 #31
He's fairly bright but unread, and pretty much in a chronic rage state. Jackpine Radical Mar 2012 #33
I'd take a different tack izquierdista Mar 2012 #12
There is soon to come a time, randr Mar 2012 #13
Who are the 5%? Ocean Raider Mar 2012 #15
Here is a place to start: Hissyspit Mar 2012 #28
I take a slightly different tack. Stonepounder Mar 2012 #16
i've found there's often a religion component to the denial. they believe KG Mar 2012 #17
"the times during the medieval era" Ocean Raider Mar 2012 #19
No, it's not a good point: Hissyspit Mar 2012 #27
Medieval Warming Crock: Boring Cooling: Interesting Ocean Raider Mar 2012 #34
K&R raouldukelives Mar 2012 #20
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