100% the reason I did science was I didn’t know what to do and chemistry was my strongest vce subject. Took me a few years to work out what I actually wanted to do.
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Or they were just no good at anything else., like art, music or sport.
If only you took economics, then you’d be qualified to make assessments on climate change…
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has anyone in this thread actually denied it though ? like actually legitimately denied it … not a blitz version of “I believe that’s what you said so it’s true no matter what” like the usual suspects produce on here.
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I was reading an article about the Government giving Subsidies for mining companies, which equates to $50 per person. I did the maths on this, and it is absolutely correct.
Essentially every single person in Australia is paying mining companies $50 dollars a year.
I’m glad our tax payer dollars are going to a needy cause.
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I’ve got an extended family member in the digging industry, that’s his xmas and birthday present done. Fmd
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Interesting discussion that pretty much describes where we are at with CO2 and human emmissions :
Emissions.
More strawman bullshit from two people who are not climate scientists. (Yes one is an engineer, but one who worked for BP in oil extraction) Particularly Peterson who is a professional rabble rouser using pseudo intellectual nonsense appealing to insecure middle class men.
Try reading Peter Kalmus, or Will Steffen, you know actual Climate scientists who have peer reviewed research on this.
Seriously using this is like asking engineer to prescribe you medication for your asthma. Sure the engineer is very educated, but not an expert in the area you are needing advice on.
I realise he’s only the one asking the questions, but I rate Peterson at about the same level as Tate.
There’s zero chance of me willingly viewing anything to do with him.
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Rogan, Peterson, Tate. Bleugh
I’m far from a Rogan fan, but I have seen him ask the usual suspects some difficult questions.
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You’re giving very good advice here to someone who will not listen to it or act on it.
b1408’s modus operandi here is to post some link to a denialist clickbait vid or article, or sometime an article with a misinterpretable heading, and then say ‘this is interesting…’ and ignore any analysis, counterargument, or follow-up. He’ll say he’s got an open mind and is ‘just asking questions’ but he’s spent years ignoring tens of thousands of words of answers.
You’re not wrong, but it may not be the most productive use of your time.
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Based on Peterson’s recent climate stuff which he is focussing a great deal on, it seems pretty clear he’s now a very well paid shill.
He was a somewhat interesting character to listen to back when he spoke about things he was actually qualified to speak about.
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I’m never really sure when they’re being paid, to be honest. Someone like Petersen has been the darling of the right wing for a while cos all his psychological analysis/theories/brainfarts all seemed to CONVENIENTLY reinforce what they already believed. But for anyone, if you hang around in particular circles long enough, you tend to absorb the views that are common in those circles - especially if the people in your bubble are continually telling you how great you are. Flattery is a hell of a drug.
Petersen’s spent years hanging around with right wingers who are climate deniers. It’s perfectly possible he’s come across his opinions there naturally.
It certainly is possible.
The fact that he’s all of sudden discussing it a lot, everywhere he goes, says to me that it’s more than that.
But, that’s just my read.
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by that premise most of the people in the world listen to people not qualified to talk about the issue (except blitz of course, as people on here talking about it only get their info from scientists and or climate scientists).
I did like EF claiming that clinical psychologist who has a bachelors degree and taught at Harvard is partaking is a pseudo intellectual rabble rousing.
a lot of people are going to enjoy being told their field of expertise is not a genuine one 
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His opinions can be whatever they are.
One of the reasons he became so popular in the beginning, was his ability to speak with absolute authority. And in many of the early topics, he was an authority. His confidence in his knowledge was warranted.
Then he started moving into areas that he wasn’t an authority, but he still spoke as though he was.
I didn’t watch that clip above, but I’ve heard two clips of him on podcasts recently, and he has hit the exact same climate change talking points in both. In one, he actually ignored the interviewer and spoke over them just to get the points out.
It sounded scripted. And I think it is.
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