tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873811786986519370.post36950002396175457..comments2023-11-03T00:57:01.693-07:00Comments on Information Revolution: The climate cannot be changed by political views.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062717140344359936noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873811786986519370.post-17494591385770034252014-10-27T20:55:04.550-07:002014-10-27T20:55:04.550-07:00Political parties of course vary in their preferen...Political parties of course vary in their preference of different policies in response, as their leaning will give different weights to certain issues in cost-benefit analysis. But actually suggesting that individuals interpret the actual science differently because of their personal politics is the same as suggesting it is based on their race or hair colour. They can accept that is crazy but not apparently the other.<br /><br />You are talking about professional politicians doing their job and making decisions based on party lines as they are obliged to do, but any individual who is a politician has an equal chance of interpreting the dire dog's breakfast of climate data independently of the party they are a member of, and technically every single person would actually interpret the same data based on their intelligence and education, I really can't see why their politics would make them believe the temperature will rise more or not than their hair colour would. I hope I've managed to separate the two issues you raised.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062717140344359936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873811786986519370.post-82806589386777909402014-10-27T20:49:24.717-07:002014-10-27T20:49:24.717-07:00Political and economic views are relevant in sever...Political and economic views are relevant in several ways. Most obviously, the usual policy conclusions of those concerned with AGW involve governments doing things to slow it. How attractive that idea looks depends in part on how you view governments, whether you think they will try to figure out the optimal policy and follow it or use AGW as an excuse for doing whatever is politically profitable, whether or not it helps. For one example of the latter pattern, consider biofuels.David Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543763515095867595noreply@blogger.com