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Originally Posted by spence
Global climate change is a fraud because it was cold in Australia.
Yea Bryan, he's really got you there 
-spence |
It goes right in line with my opinion of how the average American follows any news item.
They perceive what is happening right this moment, and that observation is fact. Have an unseasonably cool month in June - there's no way Global Warming exists. Longer than typical Indian Summer in February - Global Warming is going to murder our children tomorrow.
The average person doesn't have the capability to look at trends - here-and-now emotional responses are all many are capable of.
Perfect example is the direct corollary some people use when comparing what the stock market has done *today* and how the economy is doing. Market goes up, and the economy is improving. Next day the Market goes down, and we're headed for a depression.
There's very little critical thinking, just single observations then comments.