If I remember correctly, "Unwavering belief and fanaticism" also seem to be near the crux of the argument by the folks equating the global warming crisis as being another form of religion.
http://www.independentweekly.com.au/news/local/news/general/...
http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/opinion-global-warming...
But on the other side the evidence selectivity and baseless opinion pieces fighting for mindshare are 100 times worse.
Of course it's healthy to be skeptical, but it really seems like most people writing about GW have an agenda. The politics of the issue are simply too charged for any objectivity to sneak in.
Re:The Climate Science Isn't Settled
by jacoblyles on Tuesday December 01, 2009 @02:05PM
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I hold scientists to higher standards of conduct. The "Other people behave badly!" defense doesn't sit well with me.
I'm not excusing their behavior. I'm just stating facts.
It's emotionally draining to wade through all the crap being spewed around (I'm not blameless!).
But in a "given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow" kind of way, I'm hopeful this mess spurs renewed efforts to (re)construct a healthier, scientific basis for objective analysis.
Unwavering belief and fanaticism is inherently dangerous and stupid, yet unwavering belief and fanaticism is all global warming has had for the past decade. The fanaticism has clearly got to the point of doctoring evidence and attempting to sabotage critics. How long would it have been until we got to an asinine crusade against non-global warming believers . . . oh wait, that's already started amongst the GW scientists!