There's something here abt epistemic distance that doesn't get attention: why do those who chose to believe statistical fantasy cling to it?https://twitter.com/albertocairo/status/858674859722887168 …
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Replying to @slightlylate
What's in it for them? Economically, nothing. Coal worker? Robots already ate those jobs. Same w/ oil (shale boom learning rate is amazing).
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The reason why climate discussions are fucked is that the default position is inaction. So it's not about active disbelief by most.
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So long as a small number of active deniers can sow sufficient distrust then the discourse is impossible
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Convincing people that science as an epistemological frame is the right one to take is probably not a fruitful battle to try to scale
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It's the only battle worth fighting. Once this veers into faith-based belief, you have to burn the basis of the belief.
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