re: #71 Blind Frog Belly White

My experience tells me different. It’s not so much that they’re sheep as that they REALLY, REALLY want to believe it’s all a hoax, for a variety of reasons. The Kochs, Limbaugh, etc. provide them with the Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt they need to continue believing it’s a hoax, but there seems to be something deeper at work. I don’t understand the psychology behind it, but I have seen very rational people, guys who would shred the ridiculous illogical arguments of Creationists - “It’s all a plot by the Left; Scientists only say they believe it for that sweet, sweet grant money” etc - turn around and use THE SAME ARGUMENTS against AGW. They abandoned all reason and clung to any thin reed of counterevidence no matter how obviously it was bullshit.

Something deep and scary at work. Like the existence of AGW would attack some core foundation of their worldview.

I’ve noticed that some of the most fervent anti-warming people are the ones who would be most affected by it.

ETA: I really, really want it to be a hoax, too (the consequences are so horrifying) — but it’s not.