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April 26, 2008
Hot Air
I'm starting to think that conservatives like Stantis have their brains wired differently than the rest of us. It's as if things like "logic" and "hypocrisy" don't factor into their way of thinking.
Today Stantis is continuing on with his whole idea that it's the global warming deniers who are the ones being persecuted, complete with Carmen being burned at the stake.
So let's try and follow Stantis' line of thinking. In the olden days, people who said the earth was round and the sun was the center of the universe were attacked as a part of the Inquisition, even though they were right. Therefore, since Carmen is right that man has nothing to do with global warming, she's being persecuted.
Slight problem. The folks who were going around burning people who said things like the earth is round? Religious leaders mostly. People who hated that little something known as "science." They're the ones who burned people at the stake. They're the ones who didn't want people speaking out against the church and defying the church elders by pointing out little things like that we're not the center of the universe.
But that's not how Stantis thinks. Nope, in his mind he's the only one who knows the truth (global warming is natural - i.e., it's caused by God's will) so he's the one being persecuted this time around. It's this bizarre transposition taking place in his brain where he doesn't seem to understand that in reality he's still got the mindset of those folks carrying the torches - except this time, he's in the minority because there's proof that global warming is being influenced by humans, and no amount of preaching on Sunday is going to change that.
It must be hard for guys like Stantis. In an age of science, so many of his beliefs sound silly. Does he really think the Earth is only 6,000 years old? Does he still believe it all started with a guy and a girl in a garden eating an apple from a snake? Does he think one of his relatives used to hunt down dinosaurs before hopping on an ark when a big flood hit?
What makes it even sillier is that those of us who agree that humans are influencing the environment in a negative way aren't persecuting people like Stantis and Carmen - we pity them. And, we laugh at them when they're not around. I mean come on - they're like children who still believe in the Easter Bunny (that icon of the Religious Right because of the huge role he played in the Bible). You can't really have a serious conversation with them about things like how the world started and how we got here and if our presence is having an effect - because they're coming from a place of magic and make-believe where things like facts and science don't play a role. Instead it's best just to let them believe what they want and ignore them. There's no point in trying to argue the facts, because they don't believe in them.
So go right ahead Stantis and keep believing that you and only you know "the truth" and we're all crazy for thinking that 30 degree swings in the weather aren't natural (yesterday in Chicago: 77. Today: 43 - and this has happened over a half dozen times this year alone). And the next time you're sick, just pray to your god that he makes you better. Don't you dare rely on that science stuff to make you better - I want Jesus to cure that broken leg or nasal infection with his touch (not that I'm wishing anything bad upon Stantis, I'm just sayin'). We here in the reality-based world will be more than happy to believe in science, and realize that little things like pollution and oil spills aren't good for the environment. And if we keep waiting for the bearded man in the clouds to make things better, we might as well hope his best friend the Easter Bunny brings us winning lottery tickets in that basket of his.
Comments
"Everything I Need To Know About Scientific History I Learned From The Flintstones (Such As Dinosaurs & Humans Co-Existing)" - foreward by Scott Stantis.
Posted by: Sacki at April 26, 2008 01:54 PM
