miércoles, febrero 07, 2007

Por qué es tan difícil convencer a un escéptico medioambiental sobre cambio climático

Fuente: Press Esc (http://pressesc.com/node/284)
Comentario: es imposible una mejor representación de la realidad.

Why it is impossible to convince a climate sceptic

Submitted by Vidura Panditaratne on Fri, 2007-02-02 17:33.

Scientific consensus: We believe Earth's climate is changing due to human activities that cause greenhouse gas emissions.

Paid sceptic: Earth goes through cycles of warming and cooling.

10 years later...

Scientific consensus: We have proven Earth's climate is changing.

Paid sceptic: We have no proof that greenhouse gasses are responsible.

10 years later...

Scientific consensus: We have proven greenhouse gasses are responsible.

Paid sceptic: We have no proof it is man-made.

10 years later...

Scientific consensus: We believe Earth's climate is changing due to human activities that cause greenhouse gas emissions.

Paid sceptic: It's too late and too costly to do anything now. We just have to adapt.

10 years later...

Scientific consensus: Humanity will be wiped out soon, and there's nothing we can do about it.

Paid sceptic: Why didn't you figure this out earlier?

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