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The following is probably only a pearoast of what I've said in this thread earlier, but a commendable wish to consider the opposite view is too easy to exploit by any news franchise that have a ruthless billionaire owner or autocratic president they need to please.
Instead a debate with differing views on how, and to what extent, we are damaging the climate, we've had ten years of the news tricking people into thinking that someone saying "it's not happening at all" represents a valid opposite view to the scientific consensus.
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Instead a debate with differing views on how, and to what extent, we are damaging the climate, we've had ten years of the news tricking people into thinking that someone saying "it's not happening at all" represents a valid opposite view to the scientific consensus.
Have a listen to the R4 programme I linked.
In it, there is an interesting interview with a staunch conservative Republican that believes in climate change. He makes an interesting point on the origin of the narrative of debates and how to control them.
It also ties into this long article I linked in the brexit thread.
I think it depends what outcome you are looking for.
hugo7
Sort of news. Listening to this the other day. Examines our approach to the truth. Raised some interesting points imo.
Nothing but the Truth http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b086nzlg
Defiantly made me think I need to consider other opposing views.