As with religion, it is presided over by a caste of spectacularly unattractive people pretending to an obscure form of knowledge that promises to make the seas retreat and the winds abate. As with religion, it comes with an elaborate list of virtues, vices and indulgences. As with religion, its claims are often non-falsifiable, hence the convenience of the term "climate change" when thermometers don't oblige the expected trend lines. As with religion, it is harsh toward skeptics, heretics and other "deniers." And as with religion, it is susceptible to the earthly temptations of money, power, politics, arrogance and deceit.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203935604577066183761315576.html
HT: www.crossfit.com
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203935604577066183761315576.html
HT: www.crossfit.com
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