Dry the Rain

jtotheizzoe:

The first thing you have to know about climate skeptics is that changing their mind is very, very hard. If your dad is a conservative white male, it’s even harder. Seriously, it’s almost impossible. College degrees actually make them more rigid in their denial, thanks to confirmation bias being strengthened by their peers and by their education level.

First, here’s most of my posts about climate (because Tumblr’s tag feature is not perfect).

Second … and this is a huge bite to chew through … the single best resource to send to climate skeptics is How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic. I can’t stress that enough. Almost any argument against climate change and global warming can be refuted there.

Also check out RealClimate’s starter’s guide.

Good luck, you’re gonna need it.

Ah, christmas memories of arguing about climate change with my father in The Olive Garden. 

Bookmarking the “How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic”, in case of future skirmishes, but I’ve basically given up on trying to convince a denialist of anything other than that I think they’re very silly.