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Skepticism is a method that includes the demanding of evidence and critical analysis of it. ... If, after examining that evidence, you still think Apollo was faked, then congratulations. You're a denier.

Really, it's this difference that biases people against skeptics like me. I am always accused of having a closed mind - of being a denier. But that's not only not true - I can be convinced I am wrong by evidence or a logical argument - but it's usually the person accusing me that has a mind closed against reality. No matter how much evidence you put in front of them showing them clearly and obviously that they are wrong, they refuse to see it.

the Earth has warmed as much as expected, and economic research has consistently shown that putting a price on carbon emissions will result in a net benefit to the economy (Figure 6). Pricing carbon emissions to account for the otherwise external costs of the damage they cause via climate change is 'Economics 101.'

Hey conservatives, listen up!
Even if you're a greedy conservative who doesn't give a damn about the environment and only cares about money, you'll have less money if you let corporations fuck up the environment. I say, I say, I say, climate change is bad for business.

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