I mean, I’d argue the pro/against global warming meme isn’t worth holding either way, if you already hold the correct “Defer to overwhelming expert consensus in matters where the possible upside seem gigantic and the possible downside irrelevant” (i.e. switching from coal & oil based energy to nuclear, hydro, solar, geothermal and wind… which doesn’t bring severe downsides but has the obvious upside of possibly preventing global warming, having energy sources that are more reliable long-term, don’t pollute their surroundings and have better yield per resources spent… not to mention useable in a more decentralized way and useable in space).
So yeah, I’d argue both the global warming and the against global warming memes are at least pointless, since you are having the wrong f*** debate if you hold them. The debate should center around:
Upsides and Downsides of renewable energy (ignoring the potential effect of GM)
How to model the function of faith in expert consensus and what parameters should go into it.
The global warming meme isn’t spreading far enough ..or is the denialism meme spreading to much?
I mean, I’d argue the pro/against global warming meme isn’t worth holding either way, if you already hold the correct “Defer to overwhelming expert consensus in matters where the possible upside seem gigantic and the possible downside irrelevant” (i.e. switching from coal & oil based energy to nuclear, hydro, solar, geothermal and wind… which doesn’t bring severe downsides but has the obvious upside of possibly preventing global warming, having energy sources that are more reliable long-term, don’t pollute their surroundings and have better yield per resources spent… not to mention useable in a more decentralized way and useable in space).
So yeah, I’d argue both the global warming and the against global warming memes are at least pointless, since you are having the wrong f*** debate if you hold them. The debate should center around:
Upsides and Downsides of renewable energy (ignoring the potential effect of GM)
How to model the function of faith in expert consensus and what parameters should go into it.