I’m in the process of mailing out copies of this to various Democratic Party representatives (plus scientists and science communicators, under different introductions) and want to share it at this blog. Perhaps it'll resonate with someone out there.
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May I ask for a moment of your time please.
The Situation:
The disconnected-from-physical-reality GOP attacks on climate science have reached horrifying levels with the Trump Administration. Yet science loving rationalists, pluralists, progressives, liberals, Democrats still haven’t developed effective messaging for directly confronting the most childish of Republican arguments and trains of ill-logic. Why? Mainly because rationalists rather sidestep their willful ignorance. This acquiescence to GOP's nonsense has been a fatal error for our national dialogue and general state of understanding.
Arguing with contrarians should not be seen as an exercise in futility, since those are teaching opportunity for explaining the simple logical geophysical reasoning that puts the lie to disingenuous “skeptical" arguments for onlookers from our own side. Folks who probably don’t understand the science and would gain much from a simple lesson.
Even on this fateful US election eve, little effort seems to be getting expended to help geographically dispersed individual activists, of diverse talents, network with like-minded for sharing information, developing ideas, cross-breeding and strategizing. Such efforts would facilitate a better appreciation for what we are all about, while encouraging a sense of community and pro-active cooperation.
Why try to reach out to Democratic Party representatives and candidates:
Because only through elected Democratic Party representatives do We The People have a chance of successfully turning back this ruthless attack on rationality and on our way of government and public discourse. An attack that’s been supercharged under the Trump Administration’s Me First reign.
Why do this:
I live out in the Colorado hinterlands so that’s why I’m asking for your help to network with others interested in more effectively defending science in the face of the GOP’s malicious juvenile illogic and internet brainwashing through uncontested astro-turfing efforts.
I’m hoping the following might connect with someone on your offices’ environmental, science, global warming team. If you see any value in the following please do share, with others who may understand what I’m trying to say with these essays and blog posts. Any feedback, encouragement, networking, or support would be much appreciated.
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The Missing Key to Stephen Gould’s
“Nonoverlapping Magisteria”
“… missing was a much more fundamental division crying out for recognition. Specifically,
the magisteria of Physical Reality vs the magisteria of our Human Mindscape. …”
