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“As the great biologist E. O. Wilson suggested, humanity’s real problem is that we have ‘Palaeolithic emotions; medieval institutions; and god-like technology’.”
― The Irrational Ape: Why Flawed Logic Puts us all at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World
― The Irrational Ape: Why Flawed Logic Puts us all at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World
“The nay-sayers insist loudly that they're "climate sceptics", but this is a calculated misnomer – scientific scepticism is the method of investigating whether a particular hypothesis is supported by the evidence. Climate sceptics, by contrast, persist in ignoring empirical evidence that renders their position untenable. This isn't scepticism, it's unadulterated denialism, the very antithesis of critical thought.”
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“Despite the clear scientific consensus, a veritable brigade of self-proclaimed, underinformed armchair experts lurk on comment threads the world over, eager to pour scorn on climate science. Barrages of ad hominem attacks all too often await both the scientists working in climate research and journalists who communicate the research findings.”
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“People will believe a big lie sooner than a little one; and if you repeat it frequently enough people will sooner or later believe it.”
― The Irrational Ape: Why Flawed Logic Puts us all at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World
― The Irrational Ape: Why Flawed Logic Puts us all at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World
“He, who will not reason, is a bigot; he, who cannot, is a fool; and he, who dares not, is a slave.’ – WILLIAM DRUMMOND OF LOGIEALMOND”
― The Irrational Ape: Why Flawed Logic Puts us all at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World
― The Irrational Ape: Why Flawed Logic Puts us all at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World
