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University of Queensland will offer a free online course to combat climate denial
reneweconomy.com ^ | 4-22-15 | n/a

Posted on 04/23/2015 10:38:47 AM PDT by smokingfrog

The course, called “Making Sense of Climate Denial”, will start next week, and is free and entirely online.

University of Queensland Global Change Institute climate communication fellow John Cook is the course coordinator as well as founder of the climate science myth debunking website Skeptical Science.

“Ninety-seven per cent of climate scientists agree that humans are causing global warming; however, less than half of Australians are aware of humanity’s role in climate change, while half of the US Senate has voted that humans aren’t causing global warming,” Cook said.

“This free course explains why there is such a huge gap between the scientific community and the public. Our course looks at what’s driving climate science denial and the most common myths about climate change.”

(Excerpt) Read more at reneweconomy.com.au ...


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John Cook is the proprietor of Skeptical Science
1 posted on 04/23/2015 10:38:47 AM PDT by smokingfrog
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To: smokingfrog

This is their textbook.............

2 posted on 04/23/2015 10:40:09 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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To: smokingfrog
The course, called “Making Sense of Climate Denial”, will start next week, and is free and entirely online.

And will preach exclusively to the true believers who are already on board.
3 posted on 04/23/2015 10:41:25 AM PDT by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: smokingfrog

This is a clear example of protesting too much.

If the results of their studies were sound, fact-based, repeatable and conclusive, they would not need to offer “classes” on how to counter those who question them.

Neither would they feel the need to call for a modern-day Inquisition to hunt down, destroy, silence and/or imprison those who question them.

This is not science - it is a religion - and a pretty wacky one at that.


4 posted on 04/23/2015 10:44:42 AM PDT by WayneS (Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
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To: smokingfrog

Sounds like they need a lot of server traffic.


5 posted on 04/23/2015 10:45:39 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Red Badger

I already think Global Warming is just a pile of Obama Droppings ,I don’t need a course ,LOL


6 posted on 04/23/2015 10:46:31 AM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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To: smokingfrog; All

” “Ninety-seven per cent of climate scientists agree that humans are causing global warming;”

No measurable warming in 18 years.

Is THIS man made too ?


7 posted on 04/23/2015 10:47:02 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: smokingfrog
Why not offer a course in "Making Sense of Fabricated Gibberish" instead? You could market it to True Believers around the world, and it would be a big hit at UN conferences (in between the bestiality orgies and the "social justice" protests).

In fact, you could tie it in with the "... for Dummies" series of how-to books, since the Dummy demographic constitutes the largest segment of liberals, who are more than willing to be led by the hand into believing things that aren't true.

8 posted on 04/23/2015 10:50:00 AM PDT by IronJack
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To: stephenjohnbanker
This is the "on-line" Professor....


9 posted on 04/23/2015 10:50:13 AM PDT by PROCON (CRUZing into 2016 with TED!)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

The 97 Percent Climate Change Consensus That Wasn’t

Heartlander Magazine: http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/2015/04/06/97-percent-climate-change-consensus-wasnt


10 posted on 04/23/2015 10:50:46 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: smokingfrog

40 years ago, the movie "A Clockwork Orange", foretold how us Climate Change 'deniers' would be dealt with...
11 posted on 04/23/2015 10:50:48 AM PDT by BigEdLB (They need to target the 'Ministry of Virtue' which has nothing to do with virtue.)
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To: cripplecreek

The video to promote the course makes it look like it’s all about dealing with US and the only reason they might be so anxious about converting US, that I can make out, is to get our consensus for a bunch of hare-brained government ‘solutions.’ Otherwise, why would they care what we think? They should be happy in their little self-satisfied cocoon and get on with the doomsday fetish.


12 posted on 04/23/2015 10:52:35 AM PDT by Kanzan
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13 posted on 04/23/2015 10:53:16 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Of course(?) they most assuredly will also offer teachings about how to counter the warmunists agenda. Right? I mean it’s only fair. LOL! If life were “fair”, I’d have as much money as the kardouchians. Proud to be a DENIER! So, travelers let me pose some simple questions/definable thoughts to you:

1. Define the “correct” temperature range for the planet.

2. Define the “correct” humidity range for the planet.

3. Define the “correct” mean sea level for the planet’

4. Define the “correct” amount of precipitation for the planet.

5. Define the “correct” makeup of the atmosphere.

6. Define the “correct” amount of sea ice at the N/S poles.

7. Define/explain past glaciation and subsequent warming without any input from humans.

Get back to us when you can “positively” answer these. Since warmunists are SOOOOOOOO smart it should be easy.

P.S. If you’ve already seen these questions, feel free to add some of your own.


14 posted on 04/23/2015 10:53:33 AM PDT by rktman (Served in the Navy to protect the rights of those that want to take some of mine away. Odd, eh?)
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To: PROCON

LOL!


15 posted on 04/23/2015 10:54:59 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: smokingfrog; All
I think that University of Queensland has its work cut out for it with respect to trying to refute the information presented in the long-established Watts Up With That site, a site devoted to presenting evidence that global warming alarmism is all about politics.
Watts Up With That

16 posted on 04/23/2015 10:55:29 AM PDT by Amendment10
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To: BigEdLB

Cook is such and arse. SkS is one of the most intolerant websites with whom I have ever engaged. They lie and delete offensive posts, the ones that present the facts. Then they send you to a dead thread to continue the debate, saying that you have gone OT. That means you have won the debate. It has happened many time to me because I know what I am talking about. CO2-induced global warming is a fraud for a global energy tax.

-Franks


17 posted on 04/23/2015 10:57:52 AM PDT by thepoodlebites (and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.)
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To: cripplecreek
Didn't the majority of physicians think bleeding was the answer to most every ailment at one time? climate scientists are the new bleeders, they’re bleeding our economy
18 posted on 04/23/2015 11:01:16 AM PDT by dp0622 (Franky Five Angels: "Look, let's get 'em all -- let's get 'em all now, while we got the muscle.")
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To: smokingfrog

Who here is going to take the class? It should be entitled: Beginning Apologetics for Warming Doctrine. People with an interest in the reasoning and logic of cults should be sure to take advantage of this freebee scheme promoting climate terrorism.


19 posted on 04/23/2015 11:02:28 AM PDT by pallis
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To: WayneS; All

“If the results of their studies were sound, fact-based, repeatable and conclusive, they would not need to offer “classes” on how to counter those who question them.”

A perfect statement!


20 posted on 04/23/2015 11:06:07 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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