Conservatives in America have become pretty adept at shrugging off worries about global warming, and when it comes to evolution, well, they have their own ideas about how that works. However, this headline from National Geographic might cause some circuits to blow:
"Global Warming Is Spurring Evolution, Study Says"
Wow, what a catch-22! They can continue to ignore global warming but risk causing the body of evidence in favor of evolution to grow even faster, thus making it more difficult to sneak religious ideas in classrooms. On the other hand, if they try to reverse climate change, they'll have to actually admit that global warming is real and caused by humans.
Oh, decisions, decisions!
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The following is a short version of the litany of global warming denialists' current rhetoric:
Tim Blair professes not to give a damn about global warming but also reckons it a scam
Below is a listing of all the articles to be found in the "How to Talk to a Climate Sceptic" guide, presented as a handy one-stop shop for all the material you should need to rebut the more common anti-global warming science arguments constantly echoed across the internet.
I read this article in the NRO, and the author actually made some interesting arguments. 'Basically,' he said, 'I am questioning the premise that [global warming] is a problem rather than an opportunity.' Does he have a point?...
You are underestimating the ability of conservatives to ignore anything that doesn't synch with their version of reality.
I suppose the National Geographic is now going to be added to the list of publications that just can't be trusted to deliver "sound science."
Pretty soon the only science publication conservatives will be able to trust is the Proceedings of the Association of Christian Petroleum Geologists, who believe oil was created by divine providence.
Ha. Of course, of course. Maybe I was too generous.