If You Don't Believe in Globaloney You're Crazy

So say's the American Psychological Association:

Psychological barriers like uncertainty, mistrust and denial keep most Americans from acting to fight climate change, a task force of the American Psychological Association said on Wednesday.

Policymakers, scientists and marketers should look at these factors to figure out what might prod people take action, the task force reported at the association's annual convention in Toronto.

While most Americans -- 75 percent to 80 percent in a Pew Research Center poll -- said climate change is an important issue, it still ranked last in a list of 20 compelling issues such as the economy or terrorism, the task force said.

Despite warnings from scientists that humans need to make changes now if they want to avoid the worst effects of climate change, "people don't feel a sense of urgency," the association said in a statement.

Numerous psychological barriers are to blame, the task force found, including: uncertainty over climate change, mistrust of the messages about risk from scientists or government officials, denial that climate change is occurring or that it is related to human activity.

Let me add another psychological barrier: Globaloney isn't true. Man is not causing the earth to warm in any measurable amount and the climate is always changing, even without our help. It's done that for millenia.

Perhaps they need to study the psychological condition known as "arrogance" which would cause man to believe he's powerful enough to change the earth's climate. If they could fix that one they could solve an awful lot of problems.