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CLARIFICATION: There is no such thing as a climate "Atheist" unless a person is absolutely ambivalent about climate change and holds no opinions pro GW or AGW or in opposition to that. That would pretty much rule out anybody who bothers to post on a climate change thread.
When we speak of 'religionist' on this topic, we are referring to 'religion' as defined by Merriam Webster here: "4: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith."
So much of the GW and AGW 'scientific' data HAS to be taken on faith because there is no experience or conclusive evidence to guide us. But the GW and AGW 'religionists' are passionate, vocal, and persistent in promoting that 'religion' just the same and seem to be developing their own 'religious' rites and liturgy that is repeated over and over and over. And, those of us who don't subscribe to that 'religion' are frequently consigned to 'hell' or 'eternal damnation' or branded with scarlett letters as evil or heretic or wayward.
In our local library, just inside the main door, is a sculpture with an inscription: "A mind can function only when it is open." As in the evolution debates, racism, various theories of economic policy, and other ongoing national conversations, an open mind is the only way we will get to the truth of anything.
When we speak of 'religionist' on this topic, we are referring to 'religion' as defined by Merriam Webster here: "4: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith."
So much of the GW and AGW 'scientific' data HAS to be taken on faith because there is no experience or conclusive evidence to guide us. But the GW and AGW 'religionists' are passionate, vocal, and persistent in promoting that 'religion' just the same and seem to be developing their own 'religious' rites and liturgy that is repeated over and over and over. And, those of us who don't subscribe to that 'religion' are frequently consigned to 'hell' or 'eternal damnation' or branded with scarlett letters as evil or heretic or wayward.
In our local library, just inside the main door, is a sculpture with an inscription: "A mind can function only when it is open." As in the evolution debates, racism, various theories of economic policy, and other ongoing national conversations, an open mind is the only way we will get to the truth of anything.