Dr. Katharine HayhoeClimate 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 […]
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