The Slippery Slope of Climate Change Denial

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A great post at www.OpEdNews.com asks โ€“ and answers โ€“ the question of whether we dare ignore the debate on evolution.

The principal argument is that we should not allow habits of thought that invite or facilitate deception and manipulation. Writer Andrew Bard Schmooklerย says:

โ€œIt matters whether people follow their authorities blindly or they develop the critical capabilities to think for themselves. Perhaps itโ€™s fine to give the Bible unquestioning credence, but unquestioning trust in the declarations of political authorities can be dangerous.โ€

โ€œThe capacity for independent, critical thinking is crucial to the ability of Americans to protect themselves from that form of exploitation to which a democracy is most vulnerableโ€”deception andย manipulation.โ€

The piece descends into a full-frontal assault on G.W. Bush, but wherever you stand on the political spectrum, you should not let that distract you from the elemental wisdom of Schmookler’s core message.

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