It’s all a hoax, it’s not a big deal, it’s just hot out.

My family is from Iowa, where they’ve had record breaking storms 3 out of the last 5 years, heat waves lasting longer than ever in history, record cold, and to top it off, wildfire smoke for the first time ever. (Note that this is after they made fun of Cali for being Cali and being on fire). No, none of these events have registered as connected in any way.

Nothing will ever convince these people. They are immune to evidence and argument.

logic will never convince them because they aren’t arguing from a position of logic. It’s about conforming to the beliefs required to be part of their tribe and/or protecting themselves from coming to terms with the harsh realities of climate change. It’s reactionary against a challenge to their beliefs.

You would need to first convince them to consider that their respected authorities could be wrong. But within this reactionary mindset, being wrong is disgraceful. So unless they lose respect for their leaders or manage to shift away from believing fallibility is disgraceful, I don’t know if they can be convinced.

You can’t reason someone out of a position they didn’t reason themselves into.

This may be one of the most insightful things I’ve ever read or heard.

It’s attributed to Jonathan Swift, 1721

quoteinvestigator.com/2015/07/10/reason-out/