Hyper Warmists Dana Nuccitelli, John Cook, Sander Van Der Linden, Tony Leiserowitz, and Ed Maibach are very enthused to tell us just how darned important the 97% study by John Cook et all is, even though it has been debunked numerous times, including by authors cited in the study
Why the 97% climate consensus is important
Some have argued that consensus messaging is counter-productive. Here’s why they’re wrong. (there is a photo of “comedian” John Oliver embedded at the story to tell us how serious this is)
Unfortunately, humans don’t have infinite brain capacity, so no one can become an expert on every subject. But people have found ways to overcome our individual limitations through social intelligence, for example by developing and paying special attention to the consensus of experts. Modern societies have developed entire institutions to distill and communicate expert consensus, ranging from national academies of science to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Assessments of scientific consensus help us tap the collective wisdom of a crowd of experts. In short, people value expert consensus as a guide to help them navigate an increasingly complex and risk-filled world.
Unfortunately, humans don’t have infinite brain capacity, so no one can become an expert on every subject. But people have found ways to overcome our individual limitations through social intelligence, for example by developing and paying special attention to the consensus of experts. Modern societies have developed entire institutions to distill and communicate expert consensus, ranging from national academies of science to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Assessments of scientific consensus help us tap the collective wisdom of a crowd of experts. In short, people value expert consensus as a guide to help them navigate an increasingly complex and risk-filled world.
Really, it all comes down to them stating that people are sheep and are stupid, so you must be told what to think. And if you don’t buy into the “consensus”, then you must be a denier, as we read further down in the missive. And Wrongthink is just not allowed.
They desperately need people to buy into “consensus”, because then people are willing to let government take their money and give it to these same “climate scientists”, allowing them to be famous, do their studies on the taxpayer dime, and travel around the world on fossil fueled vehicles to conferences paid for by taxpayers in exotic locations.
