Comment Re:I believed AGW until I heard totallitarian tone (Score 1) 836
Well said.
I suspect you're on to something about scientists (or any group for that matter) who want to be good people, and so come at things with a particular bias of wanting to make a positive difference.
This idea might even be expanded somewhat to include the arrogance of some humans to assume they can in fact make a difference. In other words, some people want to justify themselves or their careers by claiming that global warming is caused by humans and is therefore a problem which can be solved by humans. But this is really an arrogant viewpoint which gives way too much significance to human existence.
I suspect you're on to something about scientists (or any group for that matter) who want to be good people, and so come at things with a particular bias of wanting to make a positive difference.
This idea might even be expanded somewhat to include the arrogance of some humans to assume they can in fact make a difference. In other words, some people want to justify themselves or their careers by claiming that global warming is caused by humans and is therefore a problem which can be solved by humans. But this is really an arrogant viewpoint which gives way too much significance to human existence.
