97 Percent Of Scientists Believe In Man-Made Climate Change
An overwhelming number of scientists in countries around the planet believe the science behind anthropogenic climate change. Although this is not reflected in the attitudes of many in the non-scientific general public, there is consensus among the experts who study the Earths climate.
Climate Change: Not A Matter Of Faith
The popular wisdom currently is that “Al Gore’s climate change theory” is in big trouble due to scandals, bad science, tampered data, the coldest winter ever, and so on. Not a word of it is true of course. It’s just more of the standard climate change Denier misrepresentation and outright lies. However, it does underscore three critical challenges in the politics of climate change.
Weird Science: The Bootstrap Hypothesis
There are many topics in Astronomy that are fascinating, but one of the most intriguing is the Bootstrap Hypothesis. This cosmological idea contends that as we examine the larger and larger things in the universe, they are ultimately microscopic parts of a far larger universe, one that merges with the very small. In essence, it contends that we are all living in a universe inside ourselves.
Preaching to the Choir
Progressives are not dealing with many issues, but rather one single issue that manifests itself in multiple ways. With this in mind, it is important to reaffirm our messages to each other to keep everyone motivated and on the same page in our push for real change and reform and fully understand how the issues are linked and how we can support each other. The agenda should be to create a mutually supportive, unified political movement.
The Many Are One
It is not that we should support one another’s progressive issues, but rather that there is only one issue with many facets and aspects. We are the proverbial seven blind men and it the elephant that we imagine to exist as separate entities.
