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https://ricochet.com/when-does-denial-become-fraud/
Which of these statements constitutes the minimum standard for fraud?
For those interested, my level of dissent is approximately level 3 to 4, but it tends to fluctuate depending on the specific argument.
Here’s a list provided by the author of beliefs in descending levels of dissent:In testimony before Congress, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the Department of Justice “has discussed” bringing a civil RICO action against climate change “deniers” for fraud — similar to the Clinton Administration’s suits against the tobacco industry — and confirmed that it has issued a request for action to the FBI for consideration. Assuming that she really means it and isn’t just trying to threaten people into silence, what constitutes prosecutable denial? There are many levels of opposition to the belief that global warming is primarily caused by human activity and that this warming will be catastrophic.
- Global warming is a complete hoax;
- The planet is warming, but due to natural causes;
- Human activity contributes to global warming, but is not the primary driver;
- Human activity contributes significantly to global warming, but the consequences are not catastrophic;
- Human activity contributes significantly to global warming, but there is nothing we can do to stop it;
- Human activity contributes significantly to global warming, but adaptation is more economical than trying to stop it;
- Human activity contributes significantly to global warming and there may be something we can do to stop it, but we don’t yet know what that is; and
- Human activity contributes significantly to global warming but, we don’t know yet how to stop it and, until we do know, we shouldn’t implement “solutions” that might only make things worse
Which of these statements constitutes the minimum standard for fraud?
For those interested, my level of dissent is approximately level 3 to 4, but it tends to fluctuate depending on the specific argument.