Climate Change Denial - Facing a reality too big to believe.

Psychology Today ^ | January 12, 2019 | by Sara Gorman, Ph.D., MPH, and Jack M. Gorman, MD

[Oldeconomybuyer]

There are many areas of science and medicine that stimulate reasonable differences of opinion and even controversy. What exactly is dark matter made of? Whose cut-offs for normal blood pressure are the best ones to follow? Is psychoanalytic psychotherapy an evidence-based treatment?

But there are also many points that are clear and not subject to legitimate debate. We can affirm without doubt that anthropogenic climate change is a real phenomenon that is already apparent and will, if not mitigated, cause terrible suffering and destruction before this century is over.

That a few misguided politicians believe climate change predictions are exaggerated or even fabricated is lamentable. But perhaps more puzzling is the lack of alarm among the general public.

Organizations like Climate Psychiatry Alliance and Climate Psychology Alliance have been formed not only to point out the severe consequences of climate change for emotional and behavioral health but also to lend expertise in determining how best to overcome climate change denial. For these and similar organizations, climate change denial constitutes an emergency that demands immediate attention. We need urgent attention to developing and implementing the best practices for overcoming public despair and inaction and increasing the motivation to demand large-scale climate change mitigation action.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Sara Gorman, PhD, MPH, is a public health specialist, and Jack M. Gorman, MD, is a psychiatrist.

Joseph Goebbels was a German Nazi politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945.

[goldstategop]

Climate change denier and proud of it.

[thesharkboy]

But there are also many points that are clear and not subject to legitimate debate.

"Shut up," the psychologist argued.

[JimRed]

Psychology/psychiatry are made-up pseudo sciences, and many of their practitioners suffer from the maladies they claim to address.

[USS Alaska]

But there are also many points that are clear and not subject to legitimate debate. We can affirm without doubt that anthropogenic climate change is a real phenomenon that is already apparent and will, if not mitigated, cause terrible suffering and destruction before this century is ove

Bullshit. They can repeat it, but offer NO Proof.

Science demands verifiable proof, not two blowhards, spouting their religious beliefs.

[hanamizu]

We can affirm without doubt that anthropogenic climate change is a real phenomenon

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Yes, it is well known that Psychology Today, a psychiatrist and a public health specialist are the go-to experts on climate...

[goldstategop]

LIberals want to muzzle us for dissenting via the criminal practices of Soviet psychiatry.

Got it. Because you’re mentally ill if you don’t accept the force-fed BS about climate change.

[mosaicwolf]

"Climate change denier and proud of it."

I don't deny climate change at all. The climate has been changing for millions of years and will continue for another million or so.

[rktman]

Me too. I’m so ashamed. Oh, wait. No I’m not.

[rktman]

Quit acting all manly Jim. Oh, and go shave while you're at it. 😹😹😹😹👍🏼

[freedom1st]

Global Warming and now Climate Change was created by the elite Ruling Class as another means to control and dictate how to live your life to the masses. Man made Climate Change is Bull Crap.

[HamiltonJay]

There is no point in denying climate change... because the climate is ALWAYS changing. The earth has swung between giant ice ball and relatively temperate many many times... and in fact we are in a very very protracted temperate period currently and thank goodness we are or we likely would not be here...

Now the effects of human activity on Climate Change, that’s where the debate is... and man is likely having some effect on climate, its truly impossible to believe our activities have no impact, however are they the doom and gloom scenarios the chicken littles portend? And the reality is... NO...

The true climate science does NOT point to the doom and gloom scenarios... but that doesn’t matter because “climate change” is politics, not science.

[PIF]

The true climate science does NOT point to the doom and gloom scenarios... but that doesn’t matter because “climate change” is politics religion, not science.

[EQAndyBuzz]

All they have to do is show me proof that hasn’t already been debunked.

[SpaceBar]

It’s like an article from Soviet Life.

[L,TOWM]

Until one of these snake oil salesmen can:

1) Describe to me the mechanism by which the last ice age ended (with proof that there description is plausible);
2) Describe to me the mechanism that the claimed temperature increases have changed during the last 150 years or so of accurate recording of temperature and weather events; and
3) Provide solid evidence that the same mechanism is not in place today, then...

I call B-—$#!+ and refuse to give these people any further authority over our way of life.

[JimRed]

Quit acting all manly Jim.

(Humming the from "2 1/2 Men")
Men, men, men, men, manly men,
Oooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh oooh
Mennn.

[Flaming Conservative]

Well, here’s one very famous psychologist, who says “climate change” , is a lie.

https://cliscep.com/2018/11/08/jordan-peterson-on-climate-change/

[JimRed]

Humming theme from "2 1/2 Men"

[DungeonMaster]

Religion is religion and climate change/evolution are the state religion.