Inside the Minds of Climate Deniers—10 Things Psychologists Have Learned

Bill Gates and his wife, along with Warren Buffett founded the Giving Pledge, a charitable campaign to encourage wealthy people to contribute a majority (i.e. more than 50%) of their wealth to philanthropic causes, Gates has inspired over 200 billionaires to pledge over $300 billion to help the less fortunate. To date, Bill Gates has personally donated over $30 billion to non-profits, and it is estimated that he has saved more than six million lives through his vaccine and healthcare initiatives.

You really think he got into the Climate Change game for the money?

Of course, and no amount of largesse obfuscates that from normal, sane people. It's all crumbs to them.

 (i.e. more than 50%)

So he has about 30% more to go to reach that mark, not that he or any other ultra-rich person really cares about donating significant amounts over encoded tax deductions... and especially if it's not funding a crony NGO

Of course, and no amount of largesse obfuscates that from normal, sane people. It's all crumbs to them.

 (i.e. more than 50%)

So he has about 30% more to go to reach that mark, not that he or any other ultra-rich person really cares about donating significant amounts over encoded tax deductions... and especially if it's not funding a crony NGO

While you stand in judgement of Bill Gate's contributions, how about you tell us all the things you have done to help the less fortunate.

Like every socialist, pay taxes. That's the ultimate indulgence for all social guilts, including having 120 Billion dollars.

Why do we need to pay Musk and Gates? I can, within 30 seconds, convert my energy sources to provide for my home's environment completely off the grid and survive with my family for 4-5 years, including food and water, and I haven't paid either one a dime.

11 They vote for Trump.

Ha got that correct for sure.FLRW.

100% stuck in reality hole leading to ..... ? .......

Why do we need to pay Musk and Gates? I can, within 30 seconds, convert my energy sources to provide for my home's environment completely off the grid and survive with my family for 4-5 years, including food and water, and I haven't paid either one a dime

Well thats great. Only 8 billion more to go. Except for those already a minimal standard or below.

Now how do we reform the industralization progress and greed that has put humanity behind the 8-ball of ecological sustainability?

Need before greed, is the best seed. I think humanity missed a whole lot of spirit guides on that specific point.

Humanity has outgrown its britches, and thinks its in control over nature on Earth. Duhh?

How much did China reduce their carbon emissions by to help fight against climate change? None because they don't think it's a big problem.

I didn't say every country takes steps against climate change, just that the US isn't the only country concerned with it. Denmark, Sweden, and Chile, for example, have worked on reducing emissions.

The democrats and republicans co-manage elections; they make sure nobody else is allowed to run.

If they're working together, why do they need to take opposite stances on a made up hoax in order to win votes? Convincing a bunch of other countries with their own scientists that climate change is an important issue seems like overkill if they control all elections anyway.

In Denmark, emissions have gone down. In Sweden, they went down. In Chile, they went up, but up is the general trend with increasing demand, if it was just about Dems winning elections, Chile wouldn't be investing to stop it at all.

Because politics is a show. You need young people to feel like they are "fighting the good fight" (whether it's climate change, LGBT stuff, or Trump) so they give money voluntarily to the parties.

So they have all those other issues to fight over. No need for a global conspiracy involving scientists in every country to help Dems win elections.

"Climate change deniers" refers to individuals or groups who reject or dispute the overwhelming scientific consensus that the Earth's climate is warming due to human activities, such as burning fossil fuels. This denial often manifests as rejecting scientific evidence, disputing the accuracy of climate models, or questioning the severity of the impacts.

Characteristics of Climate Change Denial

1. Rejection of Scientific Consensus:
2. This is the core characteristic, involving a refusal to accept the established findings of climate science, which are supported by vast amounts of empirical data.
3. Disputing Evidence:
4. Deniers may challenge the validity of climate data, argue that temperature records are flawed, or claim that observed changes are natural variations rather than human-caused.
5. Questioning Cause and Effect:
6. Some deniers may acknowledge that the climate is changing but deny the human role in the process, attributing it to solar activity, natural cycles, or other factors.
7. Minimizing Impacts:
8. Others may accept the human-caused aspect of climate change but downplay its severity or the risks it poses to human societies and ecosystems.

Democrats trying to legalize gay marriage for example you don't really care that much about if you're straight (unless you have a very big heart which most people don't have). Trump wasn't an option in 2005.

So they can fight on abortion or immigration or student loans or crime or guns or any of the other 10 issues Americans care about more than climate change, none of which require a global conspiracy.

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/05/23/top-problems-facing-the-u-s/