Dr. Katharine Hayhoe

Climate science based on physics and facts is over 200 years old. Climate denial, based on ideology and politics with some religious window-dressing, is only about 30 years old.

So the irony of this Ohio bill's wording is absolutely stunning: "...encourage students to reach their own conclusions about controversial beliefs and not seek to inculcate any social, political, or religious point of view".

I often see projection in climate denial, accusing scientists of exactly what politicians and the fossil fuel industry are doing, but this is a whole new level.

As I say in this @insideclimatenews article, “You can say gravity isn’t true, but if you step off the cliff, you’re going down. And if you teach other people that gravity is not true, you are morally responsible for anything that happens to them if they make decisions based on the information you provided.”

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31052023/ohio-state-college-climate-bill/

Students and Faculty at Ohio State Respond to a Bill That Would Restrict College Discussions of Climate Policies - Inside Climate News

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Keely Fisher chose to pursue her Ph.D. at Ohio State University because she wanted to learn about climate change from a world-class faculty. Now one year into her program, she wonders if she belongs here. The problem has nothing to do with Ohio State and everything to do with the Ohio General Assembly and […]

Inside Climate News
May 31, 2023 at 1:40pmWeb
Show threadKevin LeecasterMay 31, 2023

@kathhayhoe @insideclimatenews
The #FossilFools in our legislatures are trying to repeal the Laws of Thermodynamics.

Well not literally, they just want their constituents to believe that they don't exist sadly though.

Show threadDavid Scott MoyerMay 31, 2023
@kathhayhoe @insideclimatenews Stupidity is contagious. This is like someone with full blown Covid taking off their mask and coughing directly into the faces of students.
Show threadex or current IDF unwelcomeMay 31, 2023
@kathhayhoe @insideclimatenews one belief s that the Earth is just 4,000 years old and in Strata Terry Pritchett demonstrates how this could be true
Show threadAllyson Williams ✅May 31, 2023
@kathhayhoe @insideclimatenews Dear god.
Show threadProScience 🇪🇺May 31, 2023

@kathhayhoe @insideclimatenews

A good example of why in my view the fossil fuels industry and their parlamentary arms act criminally, as such are criminals and as a result must be locked up for the rest of their barmy lives.

Show threadKyle Memoir 🍉🐧May 31, 2023

@kathhayhoe @insideclimatenews

The five stages of climate disaster:

denial - where we are at today

anger - with climate scientists for not doing more to raise the alarm or figure out how to warn us properly (the stages don't have to be rational)

bargaining - also where we are at; thinking we can 'offset' our way back to paradise

depression - likely to be skipped

acceptance - acceptance of the fact many others of us (the non-privileged, mostly brown ones) must die for anyone to survive

Show threadYrjänä Rankka 🌻May 31, 2023
@kathhayhoe @insideclimatenews the thing is - with the level of stupification endemic in our societies - not just in ’murrica - I begin to question the desirability of our species’ survival, never mind the declining chance thereof. Of course, nature will eventually decarbonize our economies for us when we fail to do so urgently.
Show threadStygian LizardJun 5, 2023
@ghard @kathhayhoe @insideclimatenews The Matrix got it right... we're a virus on this planet.
Show threaddaveeaterJun 1, 2023

@kathhayhoe @insideclimatenews Looking at this quote:

"...encourage students to reach their own conclusions about controversial beliefs and not seek to inculcate any social, political, or religious point of view"

The most significant word here is "beliefs.” The authors of the Ohio bill don't have a clue about science. Science is about evaluating evidence to draw inferences, conclusions. "Beliefs" are what you have when you reach a conclusion without benefit of evidence.

Show threadCharles J Gervasi ⚡🛡️🥥Jun 1, 2023
@kathhayhoe It reminds me of creationism. "Teach the controversy." It means teach what's true along side what we wish and pretend we're true. @insideclimatenews
Show threadFan of Shared Truth & EmpathyJun 1, 2023
@kathhayhoe @insideclimatenews I am becoming increasingly infuriated with the minority #Idiocracy driven governance of my State
Show threadsara mitchelJun 1, 2023

@kathhayhoe @insideclimatenews

GOP nutters don't seem to realise that they are on the Titanic too