i think that these sorts of identities are created. Sometimes they come out of nowhere. I don't know where flat earth came from. But some science denial is whipped by people who do have an interest, the tobacco lobby and the inofassa fuel industry. They will put a lot of effort into polarization and disinformation to convince people,. as you know, as we know, to be on their side with climate change. And instead of looking at this as an ideology, how about as a capitalistic opportunity, you know, to address this problem and make a lot of money? Something like that. That has nothing to do with republican idiology. You could even make the argument that,
“Climate change is a hoax — and so is coronavirus.” “Vaccines are bad for you.” These days, many of our fellow citizens reject scientific expertise and prefer ideology to facts. They are not merely uninformed — they are misinformed. They cite cherry-picked evidence, rely on fake experts, and believe conspiracy theories. How can we convince such people otherwise? How can we get them to change their minds and accept the facts when they don’t believe in facts? In this conversation based on his new book, Lee McIntyre shows that anyone can fight back against science deniers, and argues that it’s important to do so.