What an earth would be the purpose of a "Global Warming Hoax"?
I went digging and found my favorite moment in all the debate we've had on this subject. It was a comment I made and Danse's response. I'd like to point out that none of the usual suspects had any response. In fact, it was you who responded.
http://www.truthaction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1...
Truthmover said:
You know, after all this silly back and forth on this issue, and listening to AJ rant about it, I just can't help but think that beneath this concern lies the libertarian/objectivist desire for unhindered self-determination. Radical self-interest. A view of freedom in which we are all able to be as selfish as we want as long as we don't shit on our neighbors. But of course that involves a tiny little perspective that doesn't view the people outside our field of view as being our neighbors.
Danse said:
This is the conclusion I've come to as well (with no offense intended to people who really think man-made global warming is a "hoax"). Since free market capitalism is the single best way of ruining the environment yet conceived, and since free market capitalism is also the "ideal" of "freedom" as theorized by right-"libertarians" like Ayn Rand and acolytes like Alex Jones, the only choice is between denying the severity of the ecological problem or accepting that free-market capitalism is indeed collective suicide. It's much easier to reject the science than reject one's most cherished beliefs on human freedom (no matter how ridiculous -- and the idea that capitalism has anything to do with freedom is indeed a ridiculous notion).
One of the things that's hardest to nail down in conversation with people who advance the notion of the 'man-made global warming hoax' is the nature of their motivation. When I've asked, I only get a new link to more "evidence." And yet, when we look to the sources of information that they are drawing upon, we generally find that they have some mix of libertarian, objectivist, right-wing, and fundamentalist religious views.
Libertarians believe in personal liberty. Objectivists believe in radical self-determination. People on the far right don't trust government authority. Fundamentalists think "man" is steward of the Earth. In one way or another tall these groups deny a responsibility for someone on one side of our little planet taking responsibility for people, animals, or plants on the other side. They all deny the synergy of our ecosystem. They don't like concepts like inter-dependence and symbiosis. They don't want to feel dependent.
If you want to get further into this subject, I recommend looking up information about the psychology of conservatism. It's a very strong field of social research.