Pope Francis did not intend to settle any scientific questions in Laudato Si’, according to an Italian bishop who helped draft the encyclical...(Read more)
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Pope Francis did not intend to settle any scientific questions in Laudato Si’, according to an Italian bishop who helped draft the encyclical...(Read more)
As it says in the encyclical, we need to respect divergent views on climate change and not go to extremes.
Does calling people "climate change deniers" show respect for divergent views on climate change?I suppose he could accept climate change deniers (although he would never agree with them) so long as the climate deniers agreed that overconsumption in the west and unequal distribution of the world's resources is a problem.
Only thing is, I've never met a climate change denier who thinks his overconsumption and unequal distribution of the world's resources is a problem--as a matter of fact, politically, most work hard to make distribution of the world's resources even more unequal.
We can call them climate change skeptics.What should they be called? Are you being serious?
We can call them climate change skeptics.
Then why do I always get a hostile reaction from the folks who are strong believers in Global Warming whenever I point out the disclaimer statement on Global Warming that's in the encyclical?Why is it important to you that the encyclical "did not settle scientific questions"?
Of course it didn't.
Though it does seem pretty overt on the importance of take action to protect the environment, from the excerpts I've seen. Does that include Climate Change? Is that what the issue is?
What about the disclaimer you shared?Then why do I always get a hostile reaction from the folks who are strong believers in Global Warming whenever I point out the disclaimer statement on Global Warming that's in the encyclical?