[Coral-List] New York Times op-ed piece - thoughts for Phase II

[Bill Allison]

"...unwilling / unable to understand the difference between facts and
beliefs"

A contributing factor?:
“Post-modernism has been kind to all religions,” says Moshe Halbertal, a
philosopher living in Jerusalem. “Reason was dethroned; there’s no large
narrative out there any more.”

On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 8:25 AM, Phil Dustan <dustanp at cofc.edu> wrote:

> Listers,
>   At some point we have to address the concept of pluralistic ignorance and
> the American People. Why are the American people unwilling / unable to
> understand the difference between facts and beliefs?
>     Phil
>
> On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 4:15 PM, Gino Sabatini <ginosabatini at yahoo.com
> >wrote:
>
> >
> > The following link is to a Rolling Stone article, of which if half of the
> > assumptions or data are correct, clearly explains why there is no time
> for
> > "reinforcement for incremental change" if reefs are to be 'saved'....
> > psychology and money don't mix.
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/global-warmings-terrifying-new-math-20120719#ixzz21TlrGi4t
> >
> >
> > (dont mind the Beatles app)
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >  From: "Mhatziolos at worldbank.org" <Mhatziolos at worldbank.org>
> > To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> > Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 5:32 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Coral-List] New York Times op-ed piece - thoughts for Phase
> > II
> >
> >
> >    Dear All,
> >    Yesterday's NYT Week in Review featured two articles worth reading:
> the
> >    first is along the lines of Ove's argument about the potential for
> rapid
> >    change in the switch from fossil fuels  to renewables in the US,
> > Europe, and
> >    yes--even  China.  The switch depends on development of a breakthrough
> >    technology that makes the price of wind or solar more attractive than
> > it is
> >    now. This may not be as far away as we think.
> >    The second talks about the need to change the way we communicate about
> >    climate change --similar to Randy's message. Basically, we need to
> > become
> >    climate psychologists to frame the message in ways that will create
> > positive
> >    reinforcement for incremental change that is solution oriented..
> >    "There's still hope for the planet." By David Leonhardt (NYT
> Washington
> >    Bureau Chief)
> >    [1]
> >
> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/sunday-review/a-ray-of-hope-on-climate-
> >    change.html?ref=sunday&pagewanted=print
> >    "We're all Climate Change idiots."  By Beth Gardiner
> >    [2]
> >
> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/opinion/sunday/were-all-climate-change-
> >    idiots.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print
> >    Marea
> >    ____________________________________________________
> >    Marea E. Hatziolos
> >    Senior Coastal and Marine Specialist
> >    East Asia Pacific/Sustainable Development
> >    The World Bank Group
> >    Rm MC9-543, Mail StopMC9-901
> >    1818 H St., N.W.
> >    Washington, D.C. 20433
> >    Tel: 1-202-473-1061
> >    Fax: 1-202-522-0367
> >
> > References
> >
> >    1.
> >
> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/sunday-review/a-ray-of-hope-on-climate-change.html?ref=sunday&pagewanted=print
> >    2.
> >
> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/opinion/sunday/were-all-climate-change-idiots.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print
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