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jules b asked in EnvironmentGlobal Warming · 1 decade ago

How many different ways can I ask about GW and the sun as the real cause?

If I constantly ask the same question as whether others agree with me about the Sun being responsible for GW, is it possible I could actually change the evidence? [and why doesn't YA clamp down on repeat questions by the same members]

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  • 1 decade ago
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    A common denier tactic is to repeat misinformation often enough that they (and hopefully others) actually start to believe it. Here is a perfect example:

    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvAoz...

    They think if they keep saying global warming has stopped, it's caused by the Sun, it's caused by natural cycles, and warmer is better, people will start to believe it. Maybe if they wish hard enough, it will even come true!

    YA staff won't do anything about repetitive questions unless they're reported.

  • Hey, Like Dana 198 says if you repeat something often enough some people are going to believe it.

    Like ads on TV. Sometimes it is the same ones over and over. Like that lady telling us the fossil fuel industry really cares about us and about our future energy need while she stands in front of a windmill. Doesn't seeing that ad like 3 times during the news every night like make you want to scream?

    It's the same with these questions and sort of why I am here.

  • 1 decade ago

    Could point to the Mars evidence. No, you won't change it by simply asking.

    Same reason they don't block really stupid answers buy the same members.

  • 1 decade ago

    Read this short article.

  • 1 decade ago

    the rabid warmniks call that tactic "building consensus"

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