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George Monbiot: My fiercest opponents on global warming tend to be in their 60s and 70s. This offers a fascinating, if chilling, insight into human psychology

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    Charlson1 month ago

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    There will always be people who know for a fact, against most credible evidence, that they are right. The smarter they are, the better they are able to argue their erroneous point and persuade dumb people.

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      avoth1 month ago

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      Could it be because there are those of us who can remember all the pundits warning us about global cooling thirty years ago?

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      Georgia501 month ago

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      Yes, older people tend to be more skeptical as they have a higher literacy rate.

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        Dionys1 month ago

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        Better to ask (and answer in the question itself) "Are stupid people more likely to be 'global warming'skeptics.

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        bigurn4 weeks, 1 day ago

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        Here's my human psychology insight: George Monbiot has less wisdom than 60-70 year olds.

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