Topic: Half of Britons deny climate change man-made: poll

[sam]

Almost half of Britons do not believe human behaviour is the main cause of global warming, a new poll showed Sunday, a day before world leaders begin crunch climate talks in Copenhagen.

http://www.physorg.com/news179331822.html

[Simon]

And the other half don't know what to believe!

[sam]

I can't believe its 50% ... I'm sure every child in the last 2 decades has been brain washed to believe it. I'm not saying it isn't happening, but we don't promote taking evidence and interpreting it with our own minds in schools. Its either you think this or you fail.

These polls are all b******t really... I bet the data has been as massaged as the IPCC does with its.

[Clive]

I wish to stand up and be counted as one of the disbelievers!   

[Simon]

Make that two.  I think.   

[Sandra]

Half the UK dont believe that its man made and the other half believe what the politicians are telling them 

Make that 3 Clive 

[Rik]

Four. 

[GillE]

Just look at the ratio of sceptics to believers on this forum.  I suspect the poll is pretty representative of the truth.  Unfortunately, that seems to be about the only truth with regard to climate change that can be divined.

I'm not saying I don't believe - I can't believe, not on the evidence that's been put forward.  Whilst watching TV over the weekend I noticed a distinct tendency for advocates of man-made climate change to refuse to argue with doubters.  They resorted to insults and abuse instead.  That does nothing whatsoever to advance their cause and, if anything, weakens it.

[Sandra]

  Whilst watching TV over the weekend I noticed a distinct tendency for advocates of man-made climate change to refuse to argue with doubters.  They resorted to insults and abuse instead.  That does nothing whatsoever to advance their cause and, if anything, weakens it.

It seems to be the norm these days, when someones losing the argument Gill

[Simon]

And also usually means they have nothing else to say.

[Rik]

That's honest...