luke gadget
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Narouz thank you for this post - I really appreciate the points. One of my biggest frustrations on many "alternative" forums is the willingness to accept conspiracy theories and junk science and truth - and loudly condemn anyone that doesn't go along with the herd.
So, climate change (the topic that brought me here) deniers quote thoroughly disproven quacks like Lord Monckton (the oil lobby swoons at his British accent), anti-vaxxers post utterly debunked graphs, government conspiracies make up silly crap about secret cabals, and politics seems to about who wants to break things the most. Almost all of it takes the form of something "they" are doing to "us"
I confess, I'm disappointed that Peat participates in some of this. I do know some of his positions are better nuanced than often framed. But it's enough to make me a bit more skeptical of some of his biological beliefs.
Anyway, I just want to say thank you for posting this. It's a lot of food for thought.
So, climate change (the topic that brought me here) deniers quote thoroughly disproven quacks like Lord Monckton (the oil lobby swoons at his British accent), anti-vaxxers post utterly debunked graphs, government conspiracies make up silly crap about secret cabals, and politics seems to about who wants to break things the most. Almost all of it takes the form of something "they" are doing to "us"
I confess, I'm disappointed that Peat participates in some of this. I do know some of his positions are better nuanced than often framed. But it's enough to make me a bit more skeptical of some of his biological beliefs.
Anyway, I just want to say thank you for posting this. It's a lot of food for thought.