Letter to the editor: It takes work to see understand climate crisis

The letter “Only Trump can save us” (Dec. 26, TribLive) purports to explain the climate crisis as a globalist conspiracy to nationalize the economy and make us change our collective lifestyle. This plot is said to be orchestrated by the suppliers of windmills and related technologies.

The author notes that he has not seen scientific evidence that a rise in temperatures can be anthropogenic in origin — has he looked for evidence? Or does he figure that in fact there is no point in looking, because he already knows that man has no power to destroy God’s creative work?

And even if greenhouse gases could destroy the world, they are all the fault of China and India. Thus does the author come to conclude that Donald Trump is the true antidote to … well, something.

How to make one’s way through this tissue of bizarre beliefs? Trying to understand a little basic science has a wonderful way of clearing the mind, as do testing one’s logic and doing some fact-checking. It takes a little work, and it’s often necessary to change one’s mind. But the premise that there is a global cabal at work is not a good starting point toward forming an opinion on a subject of such importance.

Joanne Murray

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