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Re:The Montreal Protocol was a landmark environmental success by othersideofcoin on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @11:56AM (#15339782)
I have studied the science on AGW and believe the central hypotheses to be true. However, I reject the moralization that has become the bread and butter of environmentalists. I've had many "ends justify the means" conversations with people who believe they can/should make energy usage a moral issue.

It's a science and engineering problem, not a moral one. The religious fervor around much of the environmental movement (complete with significant social virtue signaling) turns me off both the person and the message by association.

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Re:The Montreal Protocol was a landmark environmental success by mrkurt on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @12:08PM (#15339922)
Ok. So you believe the science but reject the message because of how it's framed? That doesn't make much sense.

I do think it's a little short sighted to the ignore moral/philosophical implications of anything that effects large groups of people. But it doesnt really matter if you can stay reasonable The kneejerk "don't tell me what to feel guilty about or I'll do the opposite" reactions are pretty funny, though.

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