Re:Yes, I’m Feeling Bad About Climate Change. Let’s Discuss
by n4r9 on Thursday August 22, 2019 @10:57AM
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Right, but they're very relevant to the process of convincing people to accept those results, which is potentially a big part of the solution.
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Re:Yes, I’m Feeling Bad About Climate Change. Let’s Discuss
by RobertRoberts on Friday August 23, 2019 @08:33AM
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This seems to be the mantra, justify manipulation of people through emotions to push through a solution.
The problem with this is that who decides what solution? If the motive for the solution is emotions, then any solution that "feels good" or "appears to solve" the problem will suffice.
Re:Yes, I’m Feeling Bad About Climate Change. Let’s Discuss
by n4r9 on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @05:44AM
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> If the motive for the solution is emotions
This is a stark misrepresentation of my point. Persuading people to accept climate change is (or at least may well be) part of the solution. Persuasion involves an emotional aspect for the majority of people.
On a broader note, motives unavoidably involve emotion, or at least a value judgement. Scientific results never inform what ought to be done. Science does not provide values. It's a tool that helps us to achieve valued outcomes.