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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">I think I can compete
with Frank in terms of lack of expertise on climate, but
coincidentally I just read the article <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.deseret.com/2022/7/27/23170209/the-weaponization-of-doubt-misinformation-disinformation-democracy-information-doubt"><i>The
Weaponization Of Doubt</i></a> by my friend, author and
philosopher of science <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://leemcintyrebooks.com">Lee McIntyre</a>, about
the growing spread of <i>dis</i>information (as distinguished
from mere unintentional <i>mi</i>sinformation). It's worth a
read, but a big idea is that doubt is increasingly being used as
a weapon to discredit "inconvenient truths".<i> </i>The article
references Oreskes and Conway's book <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.merchantsofdoubt.org"><i>Merchants of Doubt,</i></a>
which details the weaponization of doubt with respect to
tobacco, acid rain, the ozone hole, global warming, and DDT. </font><font
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"> One tool we can use to
evaluate information is the same one that's been used since
antiquity to help solve crimes: <i>Cui bono</i><i>?</i></font></p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/28/22 5:51 PM, Frank Gens wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">I’m probably the least expert on this email chain,
but since I’ve invested time in reading it, I’d like to share my
gut reaction to reading the arguments against the growing
reality of climate change…</div>
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<div dir="ltr">It reminds me of this similar-toned 1950 ad
campaign from Reynolds Tobacco…</div>
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