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Edited by Bernard:
5/2/2013 8:35:25 PM
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Anticipation of the biblical apocalypse prevents conservative action on climate change.
[quote]The United States has failed to take action to mitigate climate change thanks in part to the large number of religious Americans who believe the world has a set expiration date.
Research by David C. Barker of the University of Pittsburgh and David H. Bearce of the University of Colorado uncovered that belief in the biblical end-times was a motivating factor behind resistance to curbing climate change.
“[T]he fact that such an overwhelming percentage of Republican citizens profess a belief in the Second Coming (76 percent in 2006, according to our sample) suggests that governmental attempts to curb greenhouse emissions would encounter stiff resistance even if every Democrat in the country wanted to curb them".[/quote]
It seems to me that it might be a large factor in why the neo cons don't really care about taking action towards climate change. That's actually a frightening thought that a major political party could be anticipating the apocalypse.
What do you think? Considering most conservatives are also christians is this theory plausible?
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2 Replies[quote]When the effects of party affiliation, political ideology, and media distrust were removed from the analysis, the belief in the “Second Coming” increased this effect by almost 20 percent. . . . That very sentiment has been expressed by federal legislators. Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) said in 2010 that he opposed action on climate change because “the Earth will end only when God declares it to be over.” He is the chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.[/quote] This is scary, frankly. Religion is fine up to the point it starts having negative real-world effects. Like giving folks an excuse to bury their heads in the sand about climate change. Meanwhile here I am in central Texas, it's -blam!-ing May and it's 55°F outside. Yeah, nothing weird there, climate change is a farce . . .
