The Washington Examiner looks at the impact of the soon to be release U.N. report on global warming, which now has to try and explain 15 years without any warming. But it also notes how global warming has become less of a science, and more of a religion:
The religious analogy is appropriate because belief in global warming has taken on the trappings of traditional religion.
Alarmists like to say the science is settled — which is nonsense, since science is a series of theories that can be tested by observations. When Einstein presented his theory of relativity he showed how it could be tested during astronomical events in the next decade. The theory passed.
Saying the science is settled is demanding what religions demand, that you have faith.
Religion has ritual. Global warming alarmism has recycling and Earth Day celebrations.
Some religions persecute heretics. Some global warming alarmists identify “denialists” and liken them to Holocaust deniers.
Religions build grand places of worship. Global warming alarmists promote the construction of windmills and solar farms that produce uneconomic and intermittent electricity.
Global warming alarmism even has indulgences like the ones Martin Luther protested. You can buy carbon offsets to gain forgiveness for travel on carbon-emitting private jet aircraft.
Some religions ban vulgar pleasures, like the New England Puritan sumptuary laws banning luxuries. Some global warming alarmists want to force most Americans out of big-lawn suburbs into high-rise apartments clustered around mass transit stations.
This last element seems to be dominant among many global warming alarmists. Stop the vulgar masses from living their tacky lifestyles driving those horrid SUVs. They must be made to repent, conform and be saved.And let me add another aspect, that is common to false religions and cults--preaching for sake of power and gain.
The 1994 book "Saviors of the Earth: The Politics and Religion of the Environmental Movement" by Michael S. Coffman (http://www.amazon.com/Saviors-Earth-Politics-Religion-Environmental/dp/B005Q6K5G2) discusses the religious aspects of environmentalism. Years ago, when I read the book, I got the distinct impression that Coffman knew more than was in the book, but because he could not adequately document his sources, he didn't include that material in the book.
ReplyDeleteIn the years since Coffman's book was published, the environmental religion has only become more pervasive. And, the election of Dear Leader emboldened the eco-fascists.
I also have to wonder when someone will challenge the EPA on Establishment Clause grounds?