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Originally Posted by Retrograde
Climate science scepticism is a political campaign - originally funded by Exxon and now by Koch industries - where doubt and misinformation are spread via denialist blogs and amplified by conservative media outlets.
It has little to do with any real issues relating to the science. Science is never completely settled and there is always more that we can be known but the central tenets of greenhouse-gas theory are not in doubt by anyone with genuine credibility.
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I think it's much simpler: These people are just lazy. Plain old laziness has always stood in the way of change. To call this attitude "scepticism" suggests some sort of reasoned, meaningful, active relation to the subject. The reality is that to deny climate change is to follow the path of least resistance, both in terms of educating oneself (watching youtube vids as opposed to reviewing scientific research, perhaps even using scientific methods), and personal action or lack thereof (driving to the shop instead of walking, for example).